Friday, November 15, 2013

The Dickcissel

Male Dickcissel
Since I've started taking notice of the birds surrounding my property - not just the ones that visit my bird-feeders - I've been amazed at the variety of species that occupy my rural Missouri backyard that I wasn't aware of before...

The Dickcissel is described by Audubon as a miniature meadowlark - which is what I thought I was photographing until I viewed the photos a little closer. It's a summer resident of the Midwest residing in open fields feeding on seeds and insects.

Female Dickcissel
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15 comments:

  1. Pam JacksonNovember 15, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    He is really pretty....I love to feed and watch the birds.

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  2. Margaret AdamsonNovember 15, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Hi. Look a lovely little bird.

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  3. Stewart MNovember 16, 2013 at 1:55 AM

    Great looking bird - I like the yellow!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  4. Andrew FultonNovember 16, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Lovely birds to see...

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  5. Linda aka Crafty GardenerNovember 16, 2013 at 5:17 PM

    very pretty little bird

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  6. AnniNovember 17, 2013 at 4:29 AM

    Okay, this is totally ironic!!! When we were out birding yesterday, I came upon what I thought was a dickcissel...but I'm thinking now what I saw was a meadowlark...the beaks are quite different...the dickcissel has a 'grosbeak' appearance while the meadowlark's is somewhat slimmer and longer....what do you think?

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    1. RebeccaNovember 17, 2013 at 7:43 AM

      That's what threw me too... The beak and not a black V of the meadowlark.

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  7. eileeninmdNovember 17, 2013 at 5:12 AM

    The Dickcissel is a beautiful bird. Lucky you! Great shots!

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  8. TexWisGirlNovember 17, 2013 at 7:43 AM

    they come thru here during migration. they are such cute and vocal little things. love that you caught these great shots.

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  9. Gunilla BäckNovember 17, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    A beautiful little bird! I love the second photo.

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  10. Christian WeißNovember 17, 2013 at 10:31 AM

    Interesting bird with great colors.

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  11. HansHBNovember 17, 2013 at 12:34 PM

    Beautiful photos!

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  12. Donna@Gardens Eye ViewNovember 17, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    What a beautiful bird

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  13. PatNovember 20, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    Such a lovely little bird.

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  14. BirdsApril 10, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    That little yellow one has a nice pose

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