Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
(L 8.5" WS 15" Wt 1.4 oz)
A large flycatcher...agressively
defends nest against larger birds such
as hawks, crows and Blue Jays.
defends nest against larger birds such
as hawks, crows and Blue Jays.
Morton Arboretum
23Jun2009
Thatcher Woods
Ricver Forest
Ricver Forest
14May2017
Tyrannus in Latin means
tyrant, despot or king.
tyrant, despot or king.
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Society
Society
Miller Meadow
Maywood
07Jul2011
for any ruffian of the sky
your kingbird doesn’t give a damn-
his royal warcry is I AM
and he’s the soul of chivalry
in terror of whose furious beak
(as sweetly singing creatures know)
cringes the hugest heartless hawk
and veers the vast most crafty crow
(E.E. Cummings)