Like Bonnie, I went the day after this bird was reported. A rare lifer of this status does not appear very often, I went in the late afternoon when there was a breeze and watching this bird fly from perch to perch looked like I was watching a kite in the sky. Absolutely amazing and somewhat breathtaking to say the least. I hope many other GreatBirdPics members in the Iliinois/Indiana area had a chance to see the bird. It was around for three days and seems to have departed as of yesterday.
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Country United States
State Indiana
Location Beverly Shores
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Feeding in the Wild, In or By Water
Rare (For the Location)? Yes
- Created Timestamp10/28/2022 21:18:31
- CameraILCE-9M2
- Aperture9
- Focal Length840
- Iso400
- Shutter Speed1/2500
Usually not a favorable angle for a photo, but in this case you nailed the beauty of this bird in flight.. well done as usual sir!!!
Great Shot!!!
Just seeing this now and WOW! My parents owned a home in Beverly Shores, but we had to go to Argentina to see this bird…