Spotted flycatcher
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The spotted flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and in the Palearctic to Siberia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south weste
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Clutch
Spotted flycatcher nest.
A juvenile flycatcher shortly after leaving the nest.
Hawking (birds)
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Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air. The term usually refers to a technique of sallying out from a perch to snatch an insect and then returning to the s
Spotted flycatcher
…breast. The sexes are alike. Juveniles have ochre-buff spots above and scaly brown spots below. Spotted flycatchers hunt from conspicuous perches, making sallies after passing flying insects, and often returning to the same perch. Their upright posture is characteristic. Most passerines moult their primary flight…
Australasian figbird, catching a beetle on the wing
Brown honeyeater, one of a group hawking from a Casuarina
White-fronted chat, returning to a perch with insects caught in flight
Common swift in flight