TWESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
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WESTERN WOOD-PEWEE
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Approximately 6 inches head to tail. Upper bill black but the lower bill is usually an orangeish color at its base. Male and female a like.
Usally nest close to a streem. Photographed in Madera Canyon, Arizona 08/01/06 within 50 feet of a streem.
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Inasmuch as I have never photographed this bird before nesting,
I did not know if both parents attended to the nest duties.
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Quality photography was difficult because it was a dark cloudy rainy day.
As you can see they both do.
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Nest to camera was about 75 to 85 feet.
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Every so often it fly down and grab a bug along side of the road.
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ONE WEEK LATER - BETTER IMAGES - NO RAIN
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