"hello, fren, i have captured a tasty morsel, will u share the feast w/ me?" -- adorable fat & floofy flavescent flycatcher (try to say that fast 3 times in a row!)

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"they say i'm soft & fluffy not spicy but what if cinnamon is a spice!!!" -- cinnamon flycatcher

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It's Says Phoebe O'Clock.
The game cam captured a Says Phoebe inspecting the bird box that currently has a mockingbird nest in it, and the game cam of course. I think it was going in and eating bugs. The Says Phoebes are currently nesting under the portal on the other side of the house.

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Some weeks I have 2 (not 1!) 😀exciting nature sightings to record in my Perpetual Journal. Here’s my Vermilion Flycatcher & Agave Snout Weevil art. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/brightly-colored-birds-and-bugs

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Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 2, 2026

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_and_cats/IMG_5831c_2026may02_phoebe.html

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