Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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This tiny, neotropical migrant is constantly in motion, making it very difficult to photograph. Sometimes called the “Little Mockingbird”, it hops around in dense foliage, flicking its tail from side-to-side to scare up insects which it then chases after.  I photographed this one from my deck in Oklahoma.  My deck is about 12 feet high, with thisBlue-gray Gnatcatcher maple tree just a few feet off the deck enabling me to be eye level with this bird.

Canon R7, Canon RF 100-500mm L, f/7.1, 1/1250 sec., ISO 1250 @500mm