Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Fork-tailed Flycatcher.

Hello!
Recently, I saw something that I don't remember seeing before or heard about it: Fork-tailed Flycatchers feeding on fruits.
http://identify.whatbird.com/img/4/4800/image.aspx
This time of the year, they are migrating South, since the end of the winter is around the corner...
I was in my way to Chapada dos GuimarĂ£es National Park, when I saw a flock of about 10 Fork-tailed Flycatchers, feeding on a very small fruit, produced by a native trip Curatella americana.
The birds never perched to get the fruit but, were catching them, flying right next to the branches.
Surely, it was a "private performance!" :-)
In time: Thanks God - The huricane Gustav was not as bad as it was supposed to be...
Yours,
Paulo Boute.

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