Flirting Kingbirds

by Judi Dressler

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Flirting Kingbirds

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Judi Dressler

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Despite it being a dark, cloudy morning, I was out looking for birds and was rewarded with a flutter and chirping above me. Looking up, I discovered these two Eastern Kingbirds, flirting and chasing each other. The female would alight briefly on a branch, and the male would fly over, whereupon she flew off and they would circle each other in the air. So fun to watch them courting! There's not as much feather detail in this image due to the dark conditions, which cameras have a hard time with.

From Cornell's website: "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."

Photo taken on May 18, 2018, in Longmont, Colorado

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