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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2023 OP
Beautiful claudette Apr 2023 #1
Beautiful birds. Arkansas Granny Apr 2023 #2
Beautiful picture - we see a lot of them but usually just sitting on the electric lines walkingman Apr 2023 #3

Arkansas Granny

(31,807 posts)
2. Beautiful birds.
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 02:28 PM
Apr 2023

At one time there was a pair in my neighborhood. Whenever I started my lawnmower, the male would come and sit on the electric line coming to the house from the alley. As the mower caused bugs to flee, he would fly down and snatch them.

walkingman

(8,280 posts)
3. Beautiful picture - we see a lot of them but usually just sitting on the electric lines
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 03:13 PM
Apr 2023

and you can't appreciate their full beauty in flight like the picture.

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