Stephen > Same eastern phoebe as in the previous picture but with a different turn of the head.  Los Madrones Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas, April 2008.
Stephen > This eastern phoebe has been hanging around my yard quite regularly recently.  This one allowed me to get just a little closer than normal so I took this shot of it on some barbed wire fencing.  Midlothian, Texas, May 2008
Stephen > This Eastern Phoebe was perching at dusk while I was driving back to the "Casita" at Los Madrones Ranch near Dripping Springs, Texas.  I first spotted it on the fence separating the Los Madrones Ranch from the neighboring ranch.  It then flew and perched on this limb in the shade of some big oak trees on the side of the neighboring ranch.  It stayed relatively calm so I was able to approach up to the fence, stick my lens through the fence and take this photograph.  I used a flash for fill.  April 2008.
Stephen > Busy background, but this phoebe gave me a nice pose although I couldn't get any closer as I was in an open field with no where to hide.  Midlothian, Texas, March 2008.
Stephen > I was looking to take pictures of the huge flocks of savannah sparrows that were in this pasture next to my house when I unexpectedly came across this Eastern Phoebe.  It was at the end of the day and the shadows were rather harsh so I used a flash for fill.  I wish I could have had a better angle, but this is all I could do under the circumstances.  Midlothian, Texas, March 2008.
Stephen > I was again birding in the pasture next to my house where I found the resident Eastern Phoebe.  I watched this one fly from perch to ground back to a different perch snatching insects off of the ground.  Midlothian, Texas, March 2008.
Stephen > Another Eastern Phoebe stops by for a short visit in my yard in January 2008.  I am pretty sure it lives in a small thicket of woods nearby my home.  Midlothian, Texas.
Stephen > Eastern Phoebes are very occasional visitors to my yard even though they are quite common.  This was stopped by for few minutes on a cold January day in 2008.
Stephen > This was another very active eastern phoebe from the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.  While we were parked on the touring loop looking at what we thought was an American Kestrel, this one flew right to this perch just about 20 to 25 feet from the car.  It was cloudy so I had to use a flash as fill.  After taking this shot, it flew to another perch a little further away.  November 2007.
Same eastern phoebe as in the previous picture but with a different turn of the head. Los Madrones Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas, April 2008.
Stephen > Same eastern phoebe as in the previous picture but with a different turn of the head.  Los Madrones Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas, April 2008.
Same eastern phoebe as in the previous picture but with a different turn of the head. Los Madrones Ranch, Dripping Springs, Texas, April 2008.
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