2014 Photograph, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea caerulea) Nest, Dad Checking out the Nest, Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia. © 2014.
The female Gnatcatcher usually just delivered food and left, but the male often lingered a bit to check out the nest surroundings--or to take out the garbage from the chicks.
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers Nesting
Polioptila caerulea caerulea
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers - - Little Bitty Birds Way Up in the Trees (Usually)
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