Hi, TF!! *waving*

The Zorro mask makes me think of a great-crested flycatcher, first. I would call the breast "light" rather than white, but that can be hard to tell with just a quick glance. They LOVE fruit & berries, and they are moving this time of year. Here's a picture:

Another bird with a black mask and an actual white belly would be a loggerhead shrike. They are more into insects, lizards and other small critters than they are into berries, though they might opt for something sweet once in awhile. Here's a picture of the shrike for comparison.

Either of these look familiar? My guess would be it's a flycatcher.

Marcia

Oh, wow!!

The top one is colorful..wow!

The second is what I saw. Maybe the little guy was scoping things out for lizards.

Thanks MaNature. Mystery solved. lol

Cliff, more importantly what is the magic bush that attracts so many feathered friends?

Trini,

I wish I knew. I know it is common in Florida. I have forgotten the name.

Cliff

When you get your camera back you MUST take pics :-)

Ok Trini. Will do. lol

The 1st bird is a Cedar Waxwing.

A couple of red-berried Florida plants that birds eat:

Pyracantha (Firethorn)
Brazilian Pepper

I'm so sorry!! It was very late last night, and I have NO idea why I called the first one a flycatcher! I have flycatchers all summer in my yard, and I really DO know the difference. DUH!!!! It just goes to show you that even when it something you know like the back of your hand (like the difference in waxwings and flycatchers) you can go crazy for a minute!

Thanks for smacking me upside the haid, oldned. At first I wondered why you were IDing a bird I'd already named...then I re-read my post, and is MY face red!! That will teach me to be posting way past my bedtime!!!

Cliff, the loggerhead could have been there for many reasons, and might even be taking part in some berries, too, though they aren't called butcher birds for nothing.

Flycatchers aren't here in central Florida yet, btw, though waxwings are beginning to pass through. It's always a treat to hear the first "THWEEEP" of the flycatchers, who nest here, when they arrive.

Marcia