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This Gray Flycatcher was in Fairhaven Memorial Park, in Santa Ana (Orange County), CA, 27 September, 2016.
Color: They are predominantly gray, with a darker cap on their head which can appear almost black.
Size: Catbirds are medium-sized songbirds, about 8-9.5 inches long with a wingspan around 11 inches.
Tail: A notable feature is their long tail, which they often hold upright or flick while foraging.
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First Great Gray Owl of my trip to Sax-Zim Bog. We first saw him perched on a branch roadside, a foot off the ground. He stayed in the area hunting for an hour, moving from perch to perch. The evening culminated with a beautiful sunset. Magical experience for all there.
I had been reading about the report of the Gray Flycatcher for a while but I just never got around to checking it out until this morning. I ran into someone else when I got there and a very few momments later it showed up.
(It is a lifer, I missed on them in the Okanagan last spring so I am pleased to get it now).
It did come back some time later but by that time it was getting too populous for me so I headed home.
The Hairstreak Butterflies have tiny hairs near their tails that resemble antenna. These pseudo-antenna even move to some extent which enhances the deception. Combine these with the eye spots on the wings and predators get confused about which end to hit. Many butterflies survive such hits but have missing pieces of their tails. They seem none the worse for the wear and tear.
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