Yellow-headed Blackbirds Feasting On Midges
As usual this time of year, three days ago at Bear River MBR many of the Yellow-headed Blackbirds were feasting on midges. Typically, they’d snag them right out of the air. (7 photos)
Tag: xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-headed Blackbird On Sunflowers
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird And A Ghoulish Apparition
You never know what you’ll find, or see for the first time, when you go back and look at older images.
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Displaying On A Phrag Plume
Sunrise Performance By A Male Yellow-headed Blackbird
A fun ‘first bird’ on my trip to Bear River MBR two days ago. In some ways he turned out to be my best bird.
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Displaying In Low Light
Yellow-headed Blackbird Doing The Vertical Splits
Yellow-headed Blackbird (and getting good detail in deep blacks)
This image grabs me for reasons that only other bird photographers might appreciate.
Yellow-headed Blackbird Snagging Midges Out Of The Air
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird, Begging For And Then Receiving Food
I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light. It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert) and I keep thinking of all the early summer bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing. I’m a glutton for punishment…
Blackbird Snagging Midges Out Of The Air
For me it’s highly entertaining to watch Yellow-headed Blackbirds through my lens as they pluck flying midges out of the air.
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird (and revisiting RAW vs JPEG)
The purpose of this post is two-fold – to feature some interesting blackbird behavior and to demonstrate why I always shoot in RAW instead of JPEG.
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird Begging For Food
Young Yellow-headed Blackbirds leave the nest long before they can fly, at the very early age of 9 – 12 days. From then until they can fly they spend their time hiding in the dead vegetation near the surface of the water and begging incessantly for food.
This youngster had the begging routine down to a science.
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Yellow-headed Blackbird On Sunflowers
Yellow-headed Blackbird Mystery Behavior
I’ve spent a lot of time around birds over the years and this combination of behaviors was a new one for me, for any species. (7 photos)
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird And A Ghoulish Apparition
You never know what you’ll find, or see for the first time, when you go back and look at older images.
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Displaying On A Phrag Plume
Sunrise Performance By A Male Yellow-headed Blackbird
A fun ‘first bird’ on my trip to Bear River MBR two days ago. In some ways he turned out to be my best bird.
Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Displaying In Low Light
Yellow-headed Blackbird Doing The Vertical Splits
Yellow-headed Blackbird (and getting good detail in deep blacks)
This image grabs me for reasons that only other bird photographers might appreciate.
Yellow-headed Blackbird Snagging Midges Out Of The Air
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird, Begging For And Then Receiving Food
I’ve been stuck in the house for what seems like an eternity because of the gloomy weather and lack of light. It rained all day yesterday (which is unusual for us here in the semi-desert) and I keep thinking of all the early summer bird activity I’m missing so this morning I reached back into the archives for some shots that would remind me of what I’m not seeing and photographing. I’m a glutton for punishment…
Blackbird Snagging Midges Out Of The Air
For me it’s highly entertaining to watch Yellow-headed Blackbirds through my lens as they pluck flying midges out of the air.
Displaying Yellow-headed Blackbird (and revisiting RAW vs JPEG)
The purpose of this post is two-fold – to feature some interesting blackbird behavior and to demonstrate why I always shoot in RAW instead of JPEG.
Fledgling Yellow-headed Blackbird Begging For Food
Young Yellow-headed Blackbirds leave the nest long before they can fly, at the very early age of 9 – 12 days. From then until they can fly they spend their time hiding in the dead vegetation near the surface of the water and begging incessantly for food.
This youngster had the begging routine down to a science.