{"id":14189,"date":"2015-07-12T17:54:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T00:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=14189"},"modified":"2015-07-12T23:54:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T06:54:25","slug":"flycatchers-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/?p=14189","title":{"rendered":"Flycatchers, and"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many songbirds eat\u00a0arthropods. Only a few of these are named for their eating habits, but the tyrant flycatchers are. Members of this family often hunt from a perch, fly out and capture an insect in the air and then return to the perch. However, they also glean insects and spiders from the trees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first picture is of the title&#8217;s <i>and<\/i>. Although not in the flycatcher family, this Grey Catbird was hunting for insects alongside\u00a0flycatchers. Its\u00a0strange cat-like mewing (from which it gets its name) alerted me. The bird&#8217;s preference for skulking through thick brush meant that it took me some time to obtain\u00a0a clear view of it calling.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14192\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/catbird150711s.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not all family members have flycatcher in their names, but this one, the Pacific-slope Flycatcher, does. This bird was near its nest in a carport. Field guides tell you that it is a cavity nester, but around here, many prefer human structures to provide a covering for the nest.\u00a0<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14194\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/psflycatcher150710cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am fascinated by the number birds that are partial to building nests on human structures, but then complain vociferously about the inevitable presence of those humans. While I try to avoid their nests, it is chastening to be vilified\u00a0by a robin for using one&#8217;s own doorway. The Pacific-slope Flycatcher, below, became stroppy when a human dared to use the\u00a0carport it had appropriated.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14195\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/psflycatcher150710bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another case of an <i>and<\/i>. A Tree Swallow also catches insects in the air.<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14191\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/easternkingbird140711bs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although a member of the family, the\u00a0Eastern Kingbird does not have flycatcher in its name. This one is an adult: note the white-tipped tail.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14190\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/easternkingbird140711cs.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This kingbird is about to fly off, presumably to catch an insect.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14193\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.kootenay-lake.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/easternkingbird140711as2.jpg\" alt=\"\" onclick=\"return false\" onmousedown=\"return false\" width=\"720\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Many songbirds eat\u00a0arthropods. Only a few of these are named for their eating habits, but the tyrant flycatchers are. 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