Black Phoebe
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Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
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More information @
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Black_Phoebe.html
It's very difficult to go to a lake, pond, or just about any water hole in Arizona and not see a Black phoebe. They build nest that are formed of mud.
Map and range not to any scale.
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01/08/08
Rio Salado in South Central Phoenix, AZ.
While waiting for the Varied Thrush to put in an appearance this
Black Phoebe kept flying in and I just couldn't resist taking a few photos.
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This Phoebe was so not afraid of people it would come and perch
right next to where I was sitting on a cement bench.
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This is the cement bench I was sitting on, I had to get up and and take a few steps away to get this image.
I think it has a bug in its bill.
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Below images taken at an earlier date.
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That's quite a mouth full ain't it POP?
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