Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.
Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)

Tropical Kingbird

(Tyrannus melancholicus)

Description:

Couch’s and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a “Resaca” or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas.

Date Taken: 2020:04:26 9:10

Location:

Breeze Lake
Brownsville, Texas
United States
29.53 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200

File Name: TropicalKingbird_D508577Breeze-Lake-TX

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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