[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed during a rain storm at the courthouse in Sarita, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 2000)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee, emerging from its bulky nest on a street light, was photographed at Anzalduas State Park, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2000)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

The Great Kiskadee is a tropical flycatcher which occurs in the US only in the Rio Grande valley of southern Texas and rarely in southeastern Arizona. It is often found near water, where it hunts from a low perch, often at eye level. Common throughout its limited range in the US, its combination of black and white striped head, rusty wings and tail, and bright yellow underparts will immediately identify it. This one was photographed along the dike at Santa Ana NWR near McAllen, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1988)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed at World Birding Center - Rio Bentsen Park, Mission, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: January 13, 2005)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 9, 2008)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 13, 2008)

[Length 9.75 in. Wingspan 15 in.]

This Great Kiskadee was photographed at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: February 9, 2010)