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Phoebes are photogenic to me. They seem to know what's going on and find nice settings and project a sad sort of mood in some way. I took a few of this particularly cooperative individual.

Two fledgling dippers (diplets) in pursuit of an adult dipper (in the water) who does eventually feed them

a video of these three on:
https://vimeo.com/994069816

Saw the adult fly away. Very cool bird.

Nesting near stone mountain falls

Building her nest under deck.

Black Phoebe

Adult bird on nest

Found a little nest with two hatchlings

Playing on the orographic wind.

Known breeding bird

Sleepyhead. Tried my best not to disturb

Picture courtesy of Julian from San Antonio River Authority , wanting to know what bird this is?

Eastern Phoebe perched on my binoculars. Photo by Jeremy Arnold

adult and two chicks, growling noise like a dog, wide mouth with a pale inside.

I didn't know phoebes ate frogs...

Twofer: top right American dipper (frog posted here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179638378).

Next to alligator carcass

Landed on a cruise ship at night. Likely taking a break from a long flight.

Not sure what is going on but this is the fourth birder that I know of who has had a phoebe perch on their binoculars or on their person at Commons Ford.