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Tyrannus tyrannus
With dark gray upperparts and a neat white tip to the tail, the Eastern Kingbird looks like it’s wearing a business suit. And this big-headed, broad-shouldered bird does mean business—just watch one harassing crows, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Blue Herons, and other birds that pass over its territory. Eastern Kingbirds often perch on wires in open areas and either sally out for flying insects or flutter slowly over the tops of grasses. They spend winters in South American forests, where they eat mainly fruit.
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Ava, that scientific name sounds like this is the king of kingbirds:-)
This has to be one of the best binomial scientific names there is: Tyrannus tyrannus!
Thanks Mark. I was lucky that this guy landed close by and started calling and displaying, even showing his "gel-tweaked prosthetic sagittal crest" :-)
It's got one of those gel-tweaked prosthetic sagittal crests. (like some younger guys still have today) What a little toughie. That first shot is excellent.