On my way down the path to my parked car at Jordan Lake in New Hill NC, I spotted a couple of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers flying erratically into the branch of an Oak tree.
Upon closer inspection with my zoom lens, there appeared a young one among the leaves who was receiving bug snacks from mom and dad.
He hardly made a peep and I might have missed him but for the fact that he fluffed out his feathers so quickly, that the brief movement caught my eye.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are carnivores and they always seem to on the hunt for tasty bugs.
Their diet is based on insects, spiders (nice!) and small invertebrates, yet, despite its name, the Blue-gray gnatcatcher rarely eats gnats!
I think maybe they should be renamed to “Blue-gray Nopecatchers” lol!

Photo by @sally_siko
Canon 5DS