[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Pine Siskin was photographed at South Llano River State Park, Junction, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 7, 2006)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Pine Siskin was photographed at the Andrews Bird Viewing Trail, Andrews, 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: October 23, 2007)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Pine Siskin was photographed at the Frontera Audubon Nature Center, Weslaco, TX. 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 D200 camera. (Date: January 18, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Pine Siskin was photographed at Allenspark, CO. 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: April 21, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This Pine Siskin was photographed at the Davis Mountains Resort, Fort Davis, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=300mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 17, 2009)

[Length 5 in. Wingspan 9 in.]

This displaying Pine Siskin was photographed at the Davis Mountains Resort, Fort Davis, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=405mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 17, 2009)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

Black Skimmers are Tern-like birds which breed in colonies on coastal outer beaches and major river systems in southern North America and much of South America. In North America the occur from Long Island, New York south to Florida, and across the Gulf states to Texas. They get their name from their unique method of feeding, in which they skim the surface of the water with just the tip of their lower bill as they fly low over the water. This one was photographed resting in the sand along the Kennedy Causeway in Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1981)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 44 in.]

This Black Skimmer was photographed at Bolivar Peninsula, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=330mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 23, 2006)