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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher2020-08-30T13:07:10-05:00

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher has a very long, deeply forked black and white tail.  Adults have a salmon colored flanks and patches under the wing that can be seen in flight.  It often is perched on fences and wires.  Related to the kingbirds, it is territorial and will chase larger birds.

Karl Hoeffner
Brazoria County
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

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Mary Halligan
East End Lagoon Nature Preserve
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Taken during FeatherFest 2019.

Robert Kirschner
Coastal Heritage Preserve
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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