RHH's photos with the keyword: blackbird

I've decided to take break from photos of Big Bend National Park and post some of birds and flowers near home and of a recent trip. This is a Yellow-headed Blackbird, a regular visitor at our feeders and a bully that will drive away all the other birds and keep them away.

This is a female Yellow-headed Blackbird, brown instead of black and less yellow on the head and chest than the male.

This is an immature Yellow-headed Blackbird photographed on the rail of back deck.

A Male Yellow-headed Blackbird on the rail of our back deck.

I've posted photos of three Blackbirds today, this the Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, a regular visitor at our feeders but a large bird that drives all the other birds away.

Here is a Red-winged Blackbird, a bird we see often at our feeders. This is an immature bird that will have more distinct red and white patches on its wings when mature.

This is a Brewer's Blackbird, a bird we see occasionally in the yard and at the feeders, though they are rather casual visitors.

These are the largest birds that come to our feeders and they are bullies that chase everything else away and along with the Cowbirds and Red-wing Blackbirds are eating us out of house and home.

This, I believe, is a young male Red-winged Blackbird, photographed on one of our bird feeders. When mature the red markings on his back will disappear and he will develop much more striking red and yellow shoulder patches. A mature male bird is shown in the inset photo.

This immature Bald Eagle was being attacked by a couple of Blackbirds when this photo was taken. The Blackbird in the picture had just hit the eagle in the back and was circling for another attack. The Eagle seemed helpless to defend itself. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.ca/2010/06/whidbey-island.html