Scissortails, Kingbirds, and Others

Can't tell one from the other, but here are a Killdeer and a White-winged Dove keeping each other company in their food dish.

We think this little guy is a Brown-headed Cowbird.

Purple Martins.

We are still raising baby birds, and I'm still elbow-deep in cages. Wouldn't trade it for the world.

Kingbirds.

This is what we see when we get up close to the birds to feed them.

Here is a group of Scissortail Flycathers "hanging out" with Kingbirds.

Scissortail Flycatchers are the last babies to arrive in the spring, and the last to leave in the fall. At this point, they are big enough to want to catch their food in the air. Alicia is very good about dangling worms for them to eat.

Here's Alicia feeding a hatchling that we think is a Kestrel. Time will tell as he grows his distinctive feathers.