Female Yellowheaded Blackbird In The Swamp

[canonloader]

She had a nest nearby but I don't know if she had chicks. If so, she wasn't having as much luck as the RWBB was. I had never seen one of these before today. Males yes, but never seen a female.

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[Stephen Stephen]

Mitch I'd settle for a shot of the female or the male as this is a(nother) species I've not seen before.

[canonloader]

Thanks Stephen. These aren't the best shots, she was just out there at the limits of good cropping power. But I've never seen one posted here, so I thought I'd put them up. Maybe it will help someone else spot some. :)

[canondslruser]

Cool catch Mitch. I know the excitement of seeing a new bird species (in this case the female....like the RWBB the males look much more colourful). It was awesome to finally see a male Scarlet Tanager in person. It was as lovely as I'd imagined. We did get a male Yellow-headed Blackbird (a rare bird here as they're found more in western Canada) visit east of Ottawa the past 2 winters.

[canonloader]

Thanks Canon. Ya know, these are supposed to be quite common here, but I have never seen one til about a month ago. We had redwings everywhere, but I had never seen a yellowhead. :)