Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

MuskyDude

Shot out of the window of Dani's car while driving back from lake Fuqua. Definately an interesting bird, one you don't see around here...




AJ

JamesJWeg

Cool, I've never seen one of those before.

James.

jwear

very nice

bfjr

very cool look at that tail. Longer then my Macaw's :wow
Wonder what purpose it serves ??
Never seen one here either
Thanks AJ

Allen

None around here either. That's probably the toughest shot there is , out the window up against
the bright sky. Your capture is realy nice.
AL

ysr612

sort of common down here but I have no good shots of them. this is my best.

4labs

Nice Aj I have never seen or heard of that bird before. I like how the angle of the wire and the bird form an X.

wally5656

Hey A.J. Great shot.........I'm sure Dani told you that is the Oklahoma State Bird!

That tail is used for it's amazing ability to catch insects on the fly........they can turn on a dime..........awesome to watch!!!

MuskyDude

JamesJWeg wrote:

Cool, I've never seen one of those before.

James.

Thanks James, and glad I could share.


AJ

MuskyDude

jwear wrote:

very nice

Thanks Jeff.


AJ

MuskyDude

bfjr wrote:

very cool look at that tail. Longer then my Macaw's :wow
Wonder what purpose it serves ??
Never seen one here either
Thanks AJ

Heh, I think Wally has answered your question. And you're welcome Ben!



AJ

MuskyDude

Allen wrote:

None around here either. That's probably the toughest shot there is , out the window up against
the bright sky. Your capture is realy nice.
AL

Thank you Allen, yeah I wish I could of had a better chance at getting a great shot, but that's just the way it goes.


AJ

MuskyDude

ysr612 wrote:

sort of common down here but I have no good shots of them. this is my best.

Very cool shot! Thanks for contributing!



AJ

MuskyDude

4labs wrote:

Nice Aj I have never seen or heard of that bird before. I like how the angle of the wire and the bird form an X.

Thanks Eric. The crop was done more for necessity than for art's sake, but I do appreciate it!




AJ

MuskyDude

Hey Wally!
Yeah I meant to actually put that in my original post :uhoh , of course Dani had told me it was the official state bird. An amazing species for sure!

Thanks Wally!


AJ

wally5656 wrote:

Hey A.J. Great shot.........I'm sure Dani told you that is the Oklahoma State Bird!

That tail is used for it's amazing ability to catch insects on the fly........they can turn on a dime..........awesome to watch!!!

Harryb

Excellent capture under very difficult shooting conditions AJ.

ginger_55

A really nice shot, Musky!

Interesting looking bird. Beautiful tail,

I take photos out of the car window, too.

Not often, but I have thought of putting

together a series on them.

ginger

MuskyDude

Harryb wrote:

Excellent capture under very difficult shooting conditions AJ.

Thank you Harry!


AJ

MuskyDude

ginger_55 wrote:

A really nice shot, Musky!

Interesting looking bird. Beautiful tail,

I take photos out of the car window, too.

Not often, but I have thought of putting

together a series on them.

ginger

Thanks Ginger! I sure loved the look of them too, quite unique. Would love to see some of your car window ones someday...

Here's one more...



AJ

Dani

man... I need a longer lens now.... :uhoh

beautiful shots of a beautiful bird!!!!