[texbirds] Re: King(bird) Assassinates Monarch
- From: Karen Smith <readerksmit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Judy Kestner <jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx>, "texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:18:47 +0000
I've seen a Couch's Kingbird eating a Monarch also. The Monarch tried to use
evasive tactics but the Kingbird was quicker. At my house, that is across the
golf course from Hazel Bazemore, I had a Black-throated Gray Warbler and a
Prothonotary Warbler this morning. Pretty exciting!
Karen Smith
Home: 361-387-1040
Cell: 361-387-9723
> From: jkestner@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [texbirds] King(bird) Assassinates Monarch
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 18:09:03 -0500
>
> Yesterday at Hazel Bazemore County Park in Nueces County, I observed a
> Couch's Kingbird eating a monarch butterfly. There goes that theory about
> monarchs!
>
> In just over an hour I had 35 species -- nice look at the Green Kingfisher
> on the pond (he was not assassinating anyone, just killing time, it
> appeared), one lone Roseate Spoonbill taking a leisurely bath -- those
> feathers flashing pink, orange and blood-red (to keep the murderous theme
> going) -- oodles of Blue-wing Teal and a Northern Harrier floating over the
> killing fields.
>
> Judy Kestner
> Corpus Christi
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