This is the Black Phoebe in the post below but 8 days earlier (photographed within 50 feet of subsequent pics). It has a odd crown plumage but the remainder of it's plumage isn't as rugged (except the rump area) though it has clearly begun to molt. Definitely it's median and greater coverts are still intact but clearly not so in the pics in the post below.
In the middle pic the bird is engaged in
'sunning' behavior, one of things that birds do to get rid of parasites. It is also a great way to see more of a bird's feathers than usually seen as they spread them out for maximum sun-work. With it's beak wide open (likely for the air conditioning effect), it looks like it is exclaiming a very contented "aahhhh." SeEtta
This is the Black Phoebe in the post below but 8 days earlier (photographed within 50 feet of subsequent pics). It has a odd crown plumage but the remainder of it's plumage isn't as rugged (except the rump area) though it has clearly begun to molt. Definitely it's median and greater coverts are still intact but clearly not so in the pics in the post below.
In the middle pic the bird is engaged in 'sunning' behavior, one of things that birds do to get rid of parasites. It is also a great way to see more of a bird's feathers than usually seen as they spread them out for maximum sun-work. With it's beak wide open (likely for the air conditioning effect), it looks like it is exclaiming a very contented "aahhhh." SeEtta
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