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The Greater Pewee

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BIRDS, almost as much as weeds, have cool names.  It doesn't get much cooler than the little guy pictured above:  the Greater Pewee.
At best a smidgen over 7" long, he is a gray flycatcher who comes up from Mexican pine forests in the summer into southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.  I'm hoping that, eventually, he'll make his way up into southern Utah so I can see him.
These guys are aggressive, both in how they defend their nests and how they catch insects.  A Greater Pewee will sit upon prominent posts, alert for insects.  When he spots prey, he darts out, nabs it in mid-flight, and returns in an arc to the same or a nearby perch.
The Greater Pewee has a beautiful call, a whistled "Ho-say ma-ree-ah."
Why would anyone want to keep this little Mexican from immigrating?
 

posted on July 21, 2013 11:02 AM ()

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Them guys in Warshington might be afraid the Greater Peewees will vote Democrat.
comment by hobbie on July 22, 2013 9:14 AM ()
Greater Pewee is kinda contradictory in itself, Hobbes, like reasonable Republican.
reply by steeve on July 22, 2013 5:50 PM ()
Cute little thing his action is like our Willy Wag Tail
comment by kevinshere on July 21, 2013 6:49 PM ()
Is that an actual bird name?
reply by steeve on July 22, 2013 5:49 PM ()
That is a cute name for a cute little bird.
comment by troutbend on July 21, 2013 6:47 PM ()
The bird's name is what attracted me to it when I came across it in my field guide while looking for something else.
reply by steeve on July 22, 2013 5:48 PM ()
Birds are fascinating little critters. That reminds me, it is almost time to
fill their feeder.
comment by elderjane on July 21, 2013 4:26 PM ()
I have to refill about every 1 1/2 days (that's four feeders).
reply by steeve on July 22, 2013 5:48 PM ()
At the office on a Sunday! Your work ethic is impressive.
comment by miker on July 21, 2013 12:29 PM ()
Confession is good for the soul: I've figured out how to post from home again. But I have to type it directly onto the mybloggers page as opposed to a copy/paste from my word program.
reply by steeve on July 22, 2013 5:47 PM ()
He's beautiful.
comment by tealstar on July 21, 2013 11:40 AM ()

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