Black-capped Vireo
Vireo atricapilla
ORDER: Passeriformes
FAMILY: Vireonidae
Description
A small, restless songbird of Central Texas scrubland, the male striking with a black hood broken by bold white spectacles. Once federally endangered, it nests low in brushy oak thickets and can be tough to see as it forages actively in dense cover.
Location
Balcones Canyonlands<br />Doeskin Ranch, Burnet County, Texas
Habitat
scrubby oak and shin-oak thickets
Season
spring and summer breeder
Size
~4.5 in / 11 cm
Diet
insects and spiders
Conservation Status
Near Threatened
Found this guy on the other side of the main group of trees near the parking lot and out in the field before the creek. He was popping on the tops of all the trees here.
Nikon Z9
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400mm
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f/8
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1000
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ISO 720
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