Not a Kingbird, and I don't think it's a Phoebe, either.

Possibly a Great Crested Flycatcher.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great_Crested_Flycatcher/id?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3PmMzYL56QIVBjiGCh3Qlwa-EAAYASAAEgKYrPD_BwE

Eastern Phoebe

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49673024793_8e1cee69a2_o.jpgPhoebe16Mar2020_001 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Marshall

Did you try this, or just skip over and go right to olive oil?

Marshall

This hood will not fit on the lens that the OP is asking about. I've got that hood also and it fits the newest version (II) of the Canon 100-400 zoom.

Marshall

I've got this lens and hood. Try this:

The hood has "Canon ET-83C CANON INC. made in japan" printed on it.

The lens end has a ring with printing all around it.
Find the section that has "...1:4.5-5.6 L IS ULTRASONIC CANON..." printed on this ring and line the letters "ET" on the hood with the letters "NIC" on the lens, making sure that the hood is flat on the lens at all points.

A quarter turn of the hood counter-clockwise (looking from the camera end) will result in a satisfying feel of a successful lock.

Hope this helps.

Marshall

While on an outing to our local park I saw this Eastern Kingbird perched on a newly planted oak tree.

The white-tipped tail was an instant giveaway.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49982948602_ec575c2092_o.jpgKingbird05Jun2020_003 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Marshall

During this Covid-19 pandemic we've been staying close to home, going to town once a week, on Fridays, for supplies.

On the trip last week I spotted a Red-headed Woodpecker nest in a dead tree just off the edge of the road, about a half mile from our house.

I Googled Red-Headed Woodpeckers and learned a fact I didn't know: They are sexually monomorphic, meaning males and females look exactly the same.

Here is one having a high look-a-round before heading to the nest.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979225722_bb71c44060_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_162 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


This one is inside the nest cavity, watching and waiting for its partner.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979226482_9c1b1eaa07_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_163Nik by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


The outside bird has decided that everything is OK and flies directly to the hole and hangs on the edge.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979225062_77a1943017_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_169 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979209806_e46b1ac9ec_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_170 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Checks inside, then moves out of the way.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979210291_ca858275e5_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_172 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979211041_778452cfd8_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_214 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


The inside partner quickly exits and flies away.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49978687558_54aa863a02_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_218 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979212486_2e71867ba9_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_219 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


The newly arrived bird scrambles back to the hole, and checks inside briefly.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979213136_3aaedc61de_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_221 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49978689383_b9d8b21b4c_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_224 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Then it's bottoms up and quickly down into the nest.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979214291_01be5cd60d_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_227 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49979469882_b13edff9a3_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_228 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Shift change complete, until the next one...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49978691048_fb6ab69608_o.jpgRHWP04Jun2020_231 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Marshall

I Googled "Pixma Pro-100 won't power up" and got this site with what seems to me a bizarre fix from a Canon rep, but it worked for this guy:

[quote] I had this problem as well, and called the technical support line at the number above. The tech support person said to do the following sequence below, which worked! She said it had to do with a power surge. I do have this plugged into the same outlet box as a laser printer but don't have much option here at work. She said to do the following:

1. Unplug the printer.

2. Briefly but firmly press the power button 10 times in a row.

3. Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds.

4. Plug in the printer. At this point I heard a "snap"/"pop."

5. Press the power button. You should be ok.

UPDATE: I had the problem again, and a new rep said to press it 15-20 times while unplugged. Also, she said to wait an entire minute before plugging it in. That worked! She said it should be plugged directly into the wall, not into a power strip or extension cord. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to pull that one off in my 1983-built office! [Unquote]

https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Professional-Photo-Printers/Pixma-pro-100-will-not-power-up/m-p/281526

Good luck!

Marshall

Gorgeous lighting and a very fine image!

Marshall

Just to take this off the table, did you plug something else into this outlet to make sure that the circuit hadn't tripped?

Great Blue Herons have been scarce at one of my favorite spots at this dam, but this Grackle was there instead, landing on some rocks below the dam and hopping/flying from rock to rock toward land.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49950897497_9bd83d9ac9_o.jpgGrackleLeap29May2020web by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Grackles are fun to photograph, their iridescent blue/black sheen and that intense yellow eye have always caught my attention.

Marshall

Great stories, Steve, I would have liked to witness that, also! There is surely a natural antagonism between the species.

About three hours before this shot I saw another hawk, possibly the same one, way off in the distance sitting alone at the top of a tree, and surrounded by black birds. The hawk took off, and a few seconds later there were nine birds harassing him as he flew into the distance.

I may have posted this before, and it is from the UK about different birds, but I found this article about mobbing behavior that I found interesting:

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/birdwatching/bird-behaviour/what-is-mobbing/


Marshall

Very good and interesting photo essay, Paul. Really enjoyed looking at it!

We were in Atlantic City way back in 2013 and I had fun taking some pics of tourist families on the beach tossing up food bits for the gulls. Those had black heads, though, maybe Laughing Gulls?

I envy your many opportunities to practice BIF, and it shows that you've made good use of them!

BTW, does any mobbing behavior go on with gulls and the other birds that are around there?


Marshall

The app Merlin Bird ID, using a screen shot of your photo, confirms most posters opinion that it is a Red-shouldered Hawk.

Good job!

Marshall

I was leaving Great Crossing Park after an unsuccessful morning waiting for a heron to show up when I saw this RTHA on top of a power pole.

Stopped in the road a took some grab shots out the car window as several other birds bumped him off his perch and chased him away.

When I got home on the computer I discovered that he had been interrupted in the middle of a meal, a squirrel, I believe, and he took off with it when the RWBBs, these two and several others out of frame, chased him off.


https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49932865892_8c0e1a2c23_o.jpgMobbedRTHA22May2020_442 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr


Marshall

Thanks Blair and all, glad you liked it!

I've had some trouble ID'ing between Indigo Buntings and Blue Grosbeaks, and then to throw male or female into the mix was almost too much.

Initially I mis-ID'd this one as a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, but I believe Blue Grosbeak is correct.


Marshall