Showing Off My Colors

BOB. First time I've been able to get as much of the distinctive red/orange color of the scissortail flycatcher. He had just landed on the wire fencing and didn't have his wings down yet.

[Dawn]

A lovely well timed capture well done

[Mags]

Great catch! You feeling any better?

[Leli]

Beautifully caught. Well done.

[Dora Prokosh]

He looks pretty pleased to show off his colours. Great capture

[amyK]

Oh this is terrific!

[Patricia McPhail]

Great capture!

[Anne Pancella]

I had no idea they had that bright color underneath. Such unusual birds. Great shot.

[CC Folk]

fav

[Milanie]

@marlboromaam Unfortunately, not much. Have had to cancel my trip to Oregon/Washington next week - not a good time to be far off. Maybe next year!

[Islandgirl]

Wow great capture and colours!

[The Dog Lady]

Fabulous to see all the colors beautiful bird

[Mags]

@milaniet I'm sorry you had to cancel. We'll hope next year will be much better!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Gorgeous bird! We have his relative The Northern Fly Catcher in our woods. He "weeps" all day long!

[LManning (Laura)]

Stellar capture! What a beautiful bird.

[Taffy]

Great timing -- and such a beautiful bird!

[Lynne]

Love it. The scissortails have been very active here lately.

[Rick]

Super capture. Very cool looking bird.

[Cathy]

Amazing shot of a unique bird!

[Sand Lily]

What a wonderful capture.

[sheri]

Gorgeous, well timed shot.

[Junko Y]

A scissor-tailed flycatcher!! What a gorgeous bird, and what a surprising find on barbed wire.

[Diana]

What perfect timing and wonderful shot.

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, wow, lovely!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh that's wonderful!

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Debra]

Wow! What a beautiful bird and shot!

[Peter Dulis]

Bird on the Wire ...
I think thats a Leonard Cohen poem :)

[Nina Ganci]

wow! Magnificent timing!
fav

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful colour so well timed, fav

[KV]

Gorgeous bird & what a long tail... lovely composition.

[Kate]

Fabulous capture of this beautiful bird

[Beth]

Great capture. What a colorful bird.

[Jean]

Beautiful capture!

[Allison Maltese]

Nice shot, Milanie!! I didn't know about the orange underwings.

[Carole Sandford]

Superb capture! Not a bird I know.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot

[George]

Great capture.

[GaryW]

Neat colors.

[haskar]

Great timing.

[Jennie B.]

Great capture, fav