Vermilion Flycatcher

Male Vermillion Flycatcher perched on a fence.
Vermillion Flycatcher, King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Vermilion Flycatcher (Mimus polyglottos). My first photographic evidence of the Vermilion Flycatcher was on December 13, 2018 on the campus of Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX. For many years, I saw this bird only twice, and both times were on my lunch walks around campus. I was finally able to get some better shots including a female (through a tinted bus window, unfortunately).

Vermilion Flycatcher sitting on a small sign near a tree.
Vermilion Flycatcher, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, April 1, 2021
 Google Pixel 3; 4 mm; ISO-55; f/1.8; 1/1235 sec.
Vermilion Flycatcher sitting on a branch of a tree.
Vermilion Flycatcher, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, TX, December 13, 2018
Google Pixel 3; 4 mm; ISO-55; f/1.8; 1/1067 sec.
Male Vermillion Flycatcher perched on a fence and looking over its right shoulder.
Vermillion Flycatcher, King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Female Vermillion Flycatcher perched on a fence post.
Vermillion Flycatcher, King Ranch, Kingsville, TX, February 23, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.