This is a juvenile Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (left) perched with a Western Kingbird (right) on a hot summer day in Hutchins, Texas. The scissor-tail appears to have a deformed or injured right leg, and is holding the branch with its left foot only.


Observation Details
County | – | Dallas | ![]() |
City | – | Hutchins | |
Date | – | Jul 27, 2013 | |
Time of Day | – | Midmorning | |
Temperature | – | Hot (greater than 89°F/32°C) | |
Weather | – | Partly Cloudy | |
Habitat | – | Recreation-Park | |
Type of Behavior | – | Congregating | |
Gender | – | Uncertain | |
Maturity | – | Juvenile | |
Observer | – | Chris Jackson | |
Main Article | – | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Observation Location |