Scissor-tail Flycatcher.
This is the male of a mated pair. When he tried to leave the nest, while his mate was away, he got tangled up in the nylon fishing line, they had collected to the nest. A major battle ensued to get untangled from the line. It lasted at least 3 minutes of frantic activity. The nylon line is clearly visible in the image. It appears that they have eggs in the nest.
Scissor-tail flycatchers are considered Neotropical migrants – birds that spend their winters in Central and South America, returning to North America to nest and raise young. Their limited nesting range is primarily concentrated in the Southern Great Plains states, from Oklahoma, New Mexico to Louisiana and Nebraska southward to southern Texas.
Scissor-tail Flycatcher.
This is the male of a mated pair. When he tried to leave the nest, while his mate was away, he got tangled up in the nylon fishing line, they had collected to the nest. A major battle ensued to get untangled from the line. It lasted at least 3 minutes of frantic activity. The nylon line is clearly visible in the image. It appears that they have eggs in the nest.
Scissor-tail flycatchers are considered Neotropical migrants – birds that spend their winters in Central and South America, returning to North America to nest and raise young. Their limited nesting range is primarily concentrated in the Southern Great Plains states, from Oklahoma, New Mexico to Louisiana and Nebraska southward to southern Texas.