This eye-catching Flycatcher was catching flies at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch every afternoon during my recent visit there. This Vermilion Flycatcher’s actions were usually predictable. He preferred a certain area in the preserve where small flying insects swarmed and he would perch on certain branches in certain trees while he waited for his prey to come near. For the most part, his perches were out in the open and I have some really great shots of him perched in great light. But, one of my challenges was to capture him in flight, wings outstretched, while he did his thing. Usually, my reaction time was too slow to capture him when he took off. When Moose suggested that we try capturing him landing on his perch instead of taking off, I had more success because of a simple suggestion Moose made. The idea was to watch the bird take off and count off two seconds, keeping the camera focused on the spot where he took off, then start shooting. More times than not,he returned to the same perch within a couple of seconds. In this shot, the Vermilion Flycatcher is landing back on his perch, still watching the swarm of flies surrounding him.