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Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

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Dickcissel (Spiza americana)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Dickcissel Cardinals, grosbeaks and allies Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Dickcissel Kardinaalachtigen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Spiza americana Cardinalidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington

2014:05:18 17:39:28
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/640 sec at F5.6, ISO 100, distance 11.89 m

A dickcissel on the lookout. Tue

Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington

2014:05:18 16:34:35
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F7.1, ISO 400, distance 14.96 m

A dickcissel in his favorite pose. Seen from the back it is a brown bird with a gray head, very different from the yellow belly.

Village Creek Drying Beds, Arlington

2014:05:18 18:08:47
Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 125, distance 19.95 m

The dickcissel is one of the noisiest and most numerous birds in the area here. They breed in thickets, but prefer to be heard from a slightly higher point.

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Cardinals, grosbeaks and allies

Orders with photos