Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) flying off a perch. Fly-catching is referred to as sallying. I've never heard of Phoebes visiting a bird feeder as they almost exclusively eat insects. They don't seem to mind people. The phoebes on the ranch often sit on the pasture fence for several minutes at a time, waiting and watching, occasionally wagging their tail feathers. I imagine fly-catching takes great patience.
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