While walking at the Morton Arboretum, I saw 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatchers flying to the same area of a tree. Further inspection revealed that they both were building a nest. How cool is that? Every few visits to the nest, one (I assume the female) would sit in the would be nest, wiggle a bit, and work on the side of the nest. I was fortunate to catch her with a piece of grass or something in her mouth and inter-twining it in the nest.
Country United States
State Illinois
Location Morton Arboretum
Gender Unknown
Age Adult
Activity Nesting
- Created Timestamp06/07/2023 13:09:21
- CameraCanon EOS 70D
- Aperture6.3
- Focal Length600
- Iso1000
- Shutter Speed1/800
- Orientation1
We went back twice to see this next after you showed it to me and couldn’t find it. Maybe looking in the wrong tree. Glad you had sense enough to get a shot of it.