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</p><p>Wikipedia: The Dickcissel, Spiza americana, is a small seed-eating bird in the family Cardinalidae. It possibly is the only member of the genus Spiza (Bonaparte, 1824).
</p><p>The Dicksissel gets his name from his song: Dick, Dick, Dick-Sissel.........
</p><p>Out of 1380 entries (month of Sept 2006) in animal category, this picture finished 35th from top.
</p><p>This is two different shots of the same bird. Stitched together and then framed in barb wire frame.
</p><p>Explore: Sept. 1st 2006 (#90)
</p><p>Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3  DG
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Photographs taken at Attwaters National Wildlife Refuge in Sealy, Texas
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/73865943@N00">Patti McNeal</a> from Katy, TX, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/73865943@N00/231051626/">Singing Dickcissel (Spiza americana)</a>