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07-Feb-2022 John Burke ©JSBPHOTOGRAPHS

Black Phoebe on a beaver lodge

This is the first shot I have ever got of this bird, shot at the delta ponds.

BASIC DESCRIPTION
The Black Phoebe is a dapper flycatcher of the western U.S. with a sooty black body and crisp white belly. They sit in the open on low perches to scan for insects, often keeping up a running series of shrill chirps. Black Phoebes use mud to build cup-shaped nests against walls, overhangs, culverts, and bridges. Look for them near any water source from small streams, to suburbs, all the way to the salt-sprayed rocks and cliffs of the Pacific Ocean.

Nikon D500
1/1000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso360 full exif

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Hank Vander Velde08-Feb-2022 14:52
Nice sharp shot.
fotabug08-Feb-2022 06:13
Oh yes, such a little beauty. Very nice shot.
joseantonio08-Feb-2022 05:02
well spotted and captured.V.
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