Height: 4.5"

Description: Tiny bird. Head and wings of male are blue-gray; female lighter than male. Beak is small, sharp, and dark. Eye is surrounded by white ring. Dark feet. Tail is long compared to body; black with white outer feathers. Tail is often flared in flight.

Voice: An insect-like "zzzzzzzzz", or a series of quick buzzing notes. Audio is available from eNature.com.

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Feeding: Gathers insects from the branches of trees and bushes or flys to catch insects in flight.

Other Behavior: The Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher is a winter visitor. It is constantly in motion, and often flicks its long tail. May dart up from perch to catch insects in flight.

Blue-gray Gnatcatchers are commonly found in the Live Oak Trees lining the concrete walk (along side Palm, Pine and Yellow-rumped Warblers and Common Yellowthroats). They are tiny, delicate birds. They have white and black lengthwise stripes on their tails when they fly.