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Mass of Yellow-headed Blackbirds take over the trees

August 22, 2018 by Tony Leave a Comment

Mass of Yellow-headed Blackbirds take over the trees
A mass of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

I’m not normally into taking pictures of ‘little birds’ but sometimes you just can’t ignore them. Such was the case this past weekend when I came across a massive gathering of these cool dudes. Hundreds of them, literally, had assembled in a few trees in Longmont, Colorado. They were very noisy, making a heck of a racket. Most likely the gathering was a precursor to their winter migration to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)
Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Longmont, Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

“I’m singing in the rain, Just singing in the rain”

May 22, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

For those of you not in Colorado that may not know, our month of May has been extraordinarily cool, cloudy and wet. Our normally pleasant spring is turning out to be anything but. Humans are not too happy and I would think it has to wear on the wildlife as well.

This little guy, however, did not seem to mind at all as the damp weather did nothing to dampen his song as he called out. Taken in Commerce City, Colorado.

A wet Yellow-headed Blackbird sounds off while rain falls. (© Tony’s Takes)
A wet Yellow-headed Blackbird sounds off while rain falls. (© Tony’s Takes)

One of these does not belong

April 29, 2015 by Tony Leave a Comment

Yellow-headed Blackbirds take flight but among them, a slightly “off color” Red-winged Blackbird. I was lucky enough to find a nice sized group of these this past weekend. Unfortunately they didn’t really want to pose for pictures so I have to be happy with the few shots I got.

Yellow-headed Blackbirds are relatively common although here in Colorado, the Red-winged Blackbird seems to outnumber them. They are usually found in wetland areas so finding them in a dry field of stubble means this group was likely just making a quick stop on their migration route.

Yellow-headed Blackbirds (and one Red-Winged Blackbird) take flight.  (© Tony’s Takes)
Yellow-headed Blackbirds (and one Red-Winged Blackbird) take flight. (© Tony’s Takes)

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