May 10, 2025

I’ve got an Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) that seems to be always hanging around the yard, flying from its perch to catch an insect mid-flight and then coming back to that same perch. They’re solitary birds, not sociable.

If there was any uncertainty of what this species of bird this is, I could always watch for the often flicking of its tail. And that tail, though not forked, certainly is notched.

Glad it’s here on duty hunting those insects. During winter it will eat small fruits and berries, including Poison Ivy berries.

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