[Length 7 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Black Phoebe was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1997)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Eastern Phoebe was photographed at the NAS Sabal Palms Sanctuary, Brownsville, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 13, 2008)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

Eastern Phoebes are common breeding birds along streams in the forests of the eastern US and Canada. They are particularly fond of building nests under bridges and other manmade structures. This one, showing the lemon-yellow tones of fall plumage, was photographed during Fall migration at Cape May, New Jersey. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: September 1980)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Easten Phoebe was photographed at Quivira NWR, KS. 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: May 1, 2007)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Eastern Phoebe was photographed at Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: January 15, 2009)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Eastern Phoebe was photographed at the Valley Land Fund's Sheepshead Lots, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: October 27, 2010)

[Length 7 in. Wingspan 10.5 in.]

This Eastern Phoebe was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: November 8, 2010)

[Length 7.5 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Say's Phoebe was photographed at a picnic area on Route 118 between Fort Davis and Alpine, Fort Davis, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 21, 2009)