Tropical view

  

A beautiful Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) on the wires along Westshore Road near Spud Point Marina this morning (15 October 2021).

Here's a close-up:

 

And one more, this time in flight.  The kingbird had just caught an insect and was coming in to land.  Unfortunately, there was a different wire in front of its tail, but it's still an opportunity to appreciate the view from below:

 

 

 

As their name suggests, Tropical Kingbirds are more common in Mexico, Central America, and South America.  They are rare but regular fall vagrants to Sonoma County.

P.S.  Although the pictures aren't as good, I wrote more about this species back in 2012 — see the post called "Tropical" on 3 October 2012.