The black V on the throat against the yellow breast stood out for me when I saw the sparrow-sized bird singing away on the fence.
The male Dickcissel with the rust-colored shoulders always makes me smile when I see it in summer, because I typically only find it when I hear it singing.
Dickcissels are one of Michigan’s grassland birds, along with Savannah Sparrows, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Bobolinks. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Singing Dickcissel