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Juvenile Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Light body, with a lengthy dark tail that has not yet grown to a full "scissored" look. Short, slim beak. Pale yellow underbelly.

Habitat:

Grasslands, or patches of brush.
(which suits this guy perfectly, as he was spotted just outside of a large hay pasture)

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Photographed
PublishedMay 28, 2014

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