Phoebes are flycatchers and this Black Phoebe is waiting and watching for flies in the meadow along Ferrari Pond Trail in Lincoln. Phoebes will sit still on an exposed twig and when a fly is near, they will fly up, capture (usually) the unsuspecting insect, and land back on the perch. Almost every morning when I arrive, a Black Phoebe or two flit among the branches near the parking lot. I don’t usually photograph them there because there is no clear shot of them, too many twigs and branches in the way. Out on the meadow, the dried grasses make the perfect background.