The tyrant is back....finally I would like to add. With the tyrant I speak of is of course Tyrannus tyrannus, the Eastern Kingbird.
The Eastern Kingbird is a fly catcher and if you read my post about the wildlife around our pond (here), you know what the little fellow does around here.
I have noticed that same behaviour of the bird diving into the water. Although the splashes so far are more timid than I remember them.
This time however I managed to take a (slightly blurred) photo of the action.
If you take a good look you can see the bird in the tree in the center of the picture |
And here is the diving just after it hit the water. |
Dapping the feet? |
So I wonder whether the bird does this for a cleaning purpose, or whether he is true to his name and tyrannises the tadpoles and young frogs that have just started their mating calls.
If anyone knows I would like to hear about it.
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