FLYCATCHERS AND OTHER FRIENDS IN FEATHERS 



) National Geographic Society 



MILLIONS OF PESTS 



ARE DESTROYED BY THESE WINGED FLYTRAPS 



Small, pert, and energetic, the Least Flycatcher (upper left) often dashes down to the 

 grass in pursuit of its insect prey. Less well known are the Alder Flycatcher (upper right) 

 of similar color but different note, the Buff-breasted (center left) of southwestern mountains, 

 and the shy, retiring Yellow-bellied (center right). The Eastern Phoebe (lower right), a near 

 neighbor of man, catches insects with an audible snap of its bill and animatedly speaks its name. 

 Say's Phoebe (lower left) and the handsome Black Phoebe (lower center) are western kinsmen. 



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