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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Wasp-catcher

  

Lots of wind on Bodega Head today (22 October 2022), but I caught up with a Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) in the lee of some shrubs.

  
I spent a little time trying to figure out what the kingbird was feeding on.  Most of the time I couldn't quite tell, but in one photo it looked like it had caught a wasp:

 
Tropical Kingbirds are rare but regular fall vagrants to California, with 1-4 records/year in Sonoma County.

P.S.  For more photos from October 2021, see the post called "Tropical view".

1 comment:

Limantour walker said...

Great catch, Jackie! I always look forward to your photos and insights!