Takeoff

Great crested flycatcher preparing to enter the nest that we recently put out in the yard intended for woodpeckers. Apparently the flycatchers didn't read...
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Great crested flycatcher preparing to enter the nest that we recently put out in the yard intended for woodpeckers. Apparently the flycatchers didn't read the fine print on their lease. But no discrimination here as they are quite fun to watch and their call is a distinctive, "weep".
The great crested flycatcher is a large insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is the most widespread member of the genus Myiarchus in North America, and is found over most of the eastern and mid-western portions of the continent. It dwells mostly in the treetops and rarely is found on the ground.
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