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03-AUG-2010 © 2010 Bob Walker

Ash-throated Flycatcher #0074

Ridgway/Ouray, CO

Myiarchus cinerascens

Later in our vacation to visit friends in Colorado, we ventured to Ridgway (about 10 miles N of Ouray). Our friends have a great deck at the front of their house, which looks out onto a hillside covered with pines. There I saw this bird flying from tree to tree. It held still long enough for this picture.
 
Apparently, flycatchers are a bit hard to distinguish, and I have never seen this particular bird before, and so I settled on calling this one an Ash-throated Flycatcher based on its external appearance and the location where we observed it (SW Colorado). Other close flycatcher calls are typically found too far east or too far south to be very probable sightings.

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/1600s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso1600 (with 2x TC) full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 11-Aug-2010 03:23
Great! V.