Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Eastern Kingbird


Kingbirds draw their name from their fierce and aggressive nature. They will defend their territory and nest to the point of riding on the back of a hawk beating on it's head as it flies. I see them chasing the big birds all the time down at the river along with red-winged blackbirds. They are maybe just a little smaller than a robin and are members of the tyrant flycatcher family of birds.

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