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JPS_ · ‎06-25-2026

These little birds are super fast, I guess they ought to be to catch their prey.

R5, RF100-500Scissor Tailed Flycatcher

Danny · ‎06-25-2026

Those tailfeathers look so cool!

March411 · ‎06-25-2026

Outstanding capture!

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SignifDigits · ‎06-25-2026

Beautiful shot. Growing up in eastern Texas we just called these "Scissor-Tails". I never new the real name, but Flycatcher makes sense as I would often see them often doing just that. That long scissor-tail seemed to afford them pretty amazing maneuverability in the air.

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