Vermilion Flycatcher

The male Vermilion Flycatcher is a very colorful.  They are  usually near water, dipping its tail.  They are common in southwest.

The  female builds the nest in a fork of a tree, some wheres around 20 feet off the ground.  The males rarely take a turn on the nest.

 Few of them spend the winter to the east along Gulf coast and west of California coast. There has been a decline in the Texas breeding population.

Desert Dale took these photos on a bird outing near Parker,AZ.  The males displays by puffing up his feathers and fluttering high in the air while singing.

Enjoy the posting .  Kitfoxgal