This time i saw 5 of them.... and all male

Sorry for disappearing for so long. Work and personal life have been keeping me busy.

I have seen one male Yellow-headed Blackbirds before, but this time i saw a group of five at Hornsby. All male. They didn't seem to mind my presence but only if i stayed in my car. They were busy feeding in the not-so-photogenic habitat. It's extremely hard to get a clear background, or isolated subject. Oh well.....

All uncropped. Only pp'ed and resized. C/C always welcome.

Wah! Busy, busy, busy background:p [266mm, f8, 1/125s, ISO400, Flash]

Wow what an interesting bird. Very nice series!

Great series and wonderful birds! Did the birds react much to your flash?

Excellent series as always Fee. Brilliant work.

Sorry no comment, for some reason they were x'd out for me and I could not see. Will look when I get home.
Karen

Nice sharp shots Fee, very nice

Dan

Nice shots and interesting colors.... Nicely done...

Excellent series of a rather striking bird.

Great series here Fee and I would be happy with any one of them. Fantastic looking bird.

Never see these birds around here yet for some unknown reason one showed up in the dead of winter 10 months ago...about an hour's drive from here and was seen and photographed over a period of a few weeks by several lucky people...not me

Nice set Fee. The colorings on these guys is amazing. Good find. Great shots!

Love the bird's color. Very nice series Fee.

Great comeback Fee. Lovely birds. Never heard of them before. About how big are they?

MDoc wrote in post #2395254
Wow what an interesting bird. Very nice series!

Thanks MDoc. Glad you like the series.

guitarman3 wrote in post #2395319
Great series and wonderful birds! Did the birds react much to your flash?

Thanks for the comment Dennis. The birds didn't mind the flash at all. I guess my flash is much weaker compared to the sunlight reflected off my windshield and car window.

Sindri Skulason wrote in post #2395595
Excellent series as always Fee. Brilliant work.

Thanks Sindri. Your feedback is always appreciated.

pttenn wrote in post #2395640
Sorry no comment, for some reason they were x'd out for me and I could not see. Will look when I get home.
Karen

Hi Karen. Problem could be flickr's link or the network. Please try again at different time or different computer.

mrclark321 wrote in post #2395642
Nice sharp shots Fee, very nice

Dan

Thanks Dan. Glad you enjoy the series.

Stormin_24 wrote in post #2395655
Nice shots and interesting colors.... Nicely done...

Thanks for looking and taking time to comment Stormin.

Trace wrote in post #2395944
Excellent series of a rather striking bird.

Thanks Trace. I appreciate the nice words.

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #2396177
Great series here Fee and I would be happy with any one of them. Fantastic looking bird.

Never see these birds around here yet for some unknown reason one showed up in the dead of winter 10 months ago...about an hour's drive from here and was seen and photographed over a period of a few weeks by several lucky people...not me

Thanks Gary. Here, too, we only have a window of 2 or 3 weeks per year to see them. They stop by briefly and hang out with the grackles during their migration. I really lucked out when out shooting there that day.

kr88 wrote in post #2396180
Nice set Fee. The colorings on these guys is amazing. Good find. Great shots!

Hi Keith. Thanks for the kind comment. Yellow always looks good on black.

Reyno wrote in post #2396550
Love the bird's color. Very nice series Fee.

Thanks Reyno. They like to stay low and not much flying. Luckily the color combination makes them easier to find.

canonloader wrote in post #2396588
Great comeback Fee. Lovely birds. Never heard of them before. About how big are they?

Thanks Mitch. Glad to be back. They are about the size of a blue jay or red-winged blackbird.

What a beautiful blackbird. Well done Fee. My favorite shot is the first one. Is Hornsby in Texas?

Gary Fairhead wrote in post #2396177
Great series here Fee and I would be happy with any one of them. Fantastic looking bird.

Never see these birds around here yet for some unknown reason one showed up in the dead of winter 10 months ago...about an hour's drive from here and was seen and photographed over a period of a few weeks by several lucky people...not me

Welcome back Fee and thanks for sharing these great shots. Like Gary I was unable to see the one yellow head that visited here last winter.