Hawking

This is the closest I've ever gotten to an Eastern Phoebe. I know it saw me, but it didn't seem to be scared.

The Phoebe sits on the end of bare branches and watches for insects. It flies down, catches the insects, and flies back to its perch. This is called hawking. It seemed too cold for insects to me, but I saw it fly down several times.

Thank you so much for your kind responses to yesterday's unlikely pair of birds! :0)

[melissa]

Great shot! I think I've seen this species once in my yard.

[Milanie]

Wonderful focus - Don't think I've seen this guy (or if I did, didn't know who it was) Your detail is fantastic.

[Diana Moss]

Such a beautiful sharp photograph a FAV

[Kay Hodges]

Beautiful capture and lovely colors and dof!

[Carolyn White]

@milaniet Thank you, Milanie! You may have heard them. They call out "fee-bee" in a wonderful voice. :0)

[Photochick]

very nice!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Junan Heath]

Wonderful close up! Sweet capture!

[Lisa Poland]

Fabulous capture!

[Call me Joe]

Great capture :)

[Clare]

What a beautiful little bird! Great capture.

[Vee]

It's very much like the Black Phoebe here in Los Angeles....it does the same thing and and very similar appearance.

[Sue Hecker]

What a sighting! Love it.

[Rick Schies]

Such a cutie

[Alice Burghart]

wonderful. fav

[Hope D Jennings]

FAV! I love these birds so much. I know it is springtime here when I here her call. We have had a phoebe make a nest each year under the eve of our cabin.

[❀ Lynn]

This is beautiful...what a great, clear shot of it. I never get this close to them. fav

[Lindy]

Fabulous focus. So clear. It certainly had it's little eye focused on you!

[KathyD]

Excellent capture...he was probably too cold to move.... :)

[Lisa]

Beautiful! Almost looks like a cross between a common Sparrow and a Bushtit. I Love it!

[carol white]

A beautiful little bird and wonderful detail!! FAV!!

[Nicole]

very pretty capture!!

[Katterina ❥]

Fantastic shot!FAV*)

[Kimberly Doerr]

I didn't even realize that is what they were called. I love the photo. :)

[Kitti Nelson]

What a beautiful bird and such a lovely capture.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture!

[Roxy]

Great capture, I love his coloring

[Debbie Howe]

Great capture - very sharp.

[Amy]

It's beautiful! So crisp!

[cglist]

Wonderful detail. I hear them often, but they don't come to our yard!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

fav! He is so adorable! cute cute cute ! Do you guys have snow there yet? I wonder what the weather holds for us in Atlanta tomorrow? I wish we'd get out of school as i am still sick and need one more day off.

[Carolyn White]

@espyetta We've got about a 1/2 inch on the ground. I don't think we will get much more than that. The high for tomorrow is supposed to be 13F. :0)