[La Enchiladita]

Oh my goodness!!! Well, you have to come live here, lol. The Phoebe makes sure to greet me everywhere I go. I can be walking and have my mind elsewhere but its call penetrates to my consciousness so I look around and there he or she is, usually perched rather low... on a wall or a low twiggy branch or street sign. Then, when I say hello she leaves the branch, dips down and re-alights. Sometimes the Phoebe will fly ahead of me on a walk, from perch to perch. I do not know what this means at all, because I do not love where I live....but the friendship is very special to me.

[Flycatcher]

Oh, black phoebes do that all the time. They take low perches, often wag their tail down, and often follow you forward as you move along -- exactly as you say!

Absolutely beautiful bird. In fact, I almost took the handle of "black phoebe" when I first joined FR, but I thought that it may confuse people into believing that I'm a black female. Lol!

Since I'm actually a white male, I thought to use the handle "flycatcher" (which is what a black phoebe is), instead.

Nothing wrong with flycatchers!