Photography of Birds – Set # 126
Set # 126
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
They forage actively in trees or shrubs, mainly eating insects, insect eggs and spiders. They may hover over foliage while snatching prey (gleaning), or fly to catch insects in flight (hawking).
The tail is often held upright while defending territory or searching for food.
Eastern Towhee (Juv.)
Eastern Towhee (Juv.)
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Great post as always! Just saw a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher in the Black Cherry tree outside my window yesterday!
Thank you, Mike. 🙂
The blue-gray gnatcatcher is a looker and the towhee looks a little rough, probably molting?
It’s a juvenile, the fledglings in both sexes have brown color feathers which they change to their respective colors, black for males and brown for females. Thank you, Jane. 🙂
The gnatcatcher is beautiful. I know how hard they are to capture. I don’t think I have ever seen a juvenile towhee so now I know what to look for. Thanks, H.J.!
Thank you very much, Lisa. 🙂
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Perfect capture of that white eye-ring on the gnatcatcher, HJ! 🙂
Thank you very much, Donna. 🙂