The king of birds?

[Shortsighted]

 Homer said that too many kings can ruin an army, but he said it in Greek and he was probably drunk at the time.  Now, having too many kingbirds isn’t a genuine occurrence because they are aggressively territorial and value the meaning of hegemony.  Show me a picture of a large flock of kingbirds and I’ll show you someone that really knows how to use photoshop. 
 
 I have always had a thing for flycatchers but I’m taking meds for that condition.  While most people think of Trail’s flycatchers, or imagine the Great crested character, the fact remains that a kingbird is still a flycatcher and therefore I’m keen to photograph one when given the chance.  They are not always tolerant of intruders and seldom suffer fools, so I have my work cut out for me.  A kingbird on its throne must be approached with deference.  I look away, or look downward, or pick a weed, with my head bowed, showing both deference and indifference while deciding whether that is an oxymoron.  Before I know it, I’m right up next to a kingbird still perched and mildly stunned by my appreciation of syntax.  That’s when I slowly raise my head, lift my lens and shoot.  This one still didn’t fly away.  It seems that anointing the fence wire with Crazy Glue really does work.