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Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

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Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Black phoebe Tyrant flycatchers Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Zwarte phoebe Tirannen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Sayornis nigricans Tyrannidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

2014:02:08 17:27:06
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 500, distance 7.94 m

A black phoebe on a lookout branch above the water. The phoebe sits for a moment, catches something, and then returns where it came from. That's nice for a photographer, you know a little bit what to expect.

Famosa Slough State Marine Park

2016:11:11 10:07:46
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/1250 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 11.89 m

Sacramento State Capitol Park

2018:03:14 17:53:27
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1250 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 7.94 m

Del Mar, California, United States

2016:11:11 13:01:04
Black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 11.89 m

Where I have seen this species

The database holds 26 pictures at 8 locations. Click a dot for the place and date; use + and − to zoom in and out, and drag the map to move around.

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Tyrant flycatchers

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