A Great Crested Flycatcher flew onto this branch with a small snail, which was subsequently delivered to its nestlings.

(I've been going through my Great Crested Flycatcher photos over the last few weeks, so I'll be posting more of these than I might otherwise do at this time of year.)

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A Great Crested Flycatcher's nestlings are about to receive a Red-spotted Purple butterfly -- yum!

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A Great Crested Flycatcher with a spider meal

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A Great Crested Flycatcher with moth prey
(Scroll right if you wish to see a companion shot taken immediately after this one)

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Actually, those are the scales from the wings of the moth as it struggles to free itself from the Great Crested Flycatcher's beak (it didn't succeed).
(Scroll left if you wish to see a companion shot taken just prior to this one)

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