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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

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This tiny little songbird is constantly on the move. At four and a quarter inches in length, this fast-moving blue-gray gnatcatcher is very common in eastern North American and parts of the Southwest where it forages in high trees for insects. Unusual for what we hear about wildlife and the state of habitat destruction these days, the total number of blue-gray gnatcatchers are on the rise. Not only are they becoming more numerous, they are also extending their range into places they've never been seen before. I was lucky enough to catch this one during it's 2-3 second rest in Fort Myers, Florida.

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7360x4912 / 29.0MB
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Keywords
Animalia, Aves, Chordata, Florida, Lee County, Passeriformes, Polioptila, Polioptila caerulea, Polioptilidae, Six Mile Cypress Slough, Sylviidae, animal, autumn, ave, avian, beak, beautiful, beauty, bird, birdwatching, blue-gray gnatcatcher, blue-grey gnatcatcher, fall, fauna, feather, fowl, gnatcatcher, natural, nature, ornithology, slough, songbird, vertebrate, wild, wildlife
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Songbirds (Passerines), Kinglets, Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
This tiny little songbird is constantly on the move. At four and a quarter inches in length, this fast-moving blue-gray gnatcatcher is very common in eastern North American and parts of the Southwest where it forages in high trees for insects. Unusual for what we hear about wildlife and the state of habitat destruction these days, the total number of blue-gray gnatcatchers are on the rise. Not only are they becoming more numerous, they are also extending their range into places they've never been seen before. I was lucky enough to catch this one during it's 2-3 second rest in Fort Myers, Florida.