Two days ago, as I was busy snapping pictures of a Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis), there was an Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) sitting on a post appearing to be ready for a portrait shot as well.

I got enough images of the Winter Wren that I was quite sure at a least one of them would work for that evening’s post. So I switched to my volunteer and sure enough it posed for me like it had gone to modeling school.

They’re fun to have around with their tail flipping up and down. A teeny bit bigger than a Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor).

The Eastern Phoebe eats mostly insects during the warm months. Once it turns cold, and insects are hard to find they will include berries and other small fruits in their diet.

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