{"id":101040,"date":"2022-03-26T05:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T11:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=101040"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:02:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:02:28","slug":"singing-female-yellow-headed-blackbird-at-bear-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/03\/26\/singing-female-yellow-headed-blackbird-at-bear-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing Female Yellow-headed Blackbird At Bear River MBR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FemaleFemale Yellow-headed Blackbird about to sing \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I had a wonderful and relaxing morning at Bear River MBR<\/span><\/a> yesterday and took photos of a female Yellow-headed Blackbird singing on the marsh not long after sunrise.<\/p>\n

Yes, female Yellow-headed Blackbirds sing.<\/p>\n

Female Yellow-headed Blackbirds have one song. Yesterday was the first time I have photographed a female singing and it delighted me to hear and<\/em> see her singing. Much attention is paid to the vocal array of males of this species but the females, not so much.<\/p>\n

\"SingingSinging female Yellow-headed Blackbird \u2013 Nikon D500, f6.3, 1\/500, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This singing Yellow-headed Blackbird was not in the best of light. I made do with the light I had. I found it interesting that the female blackbird displayed a similar posture that I have seen countless times from males, the Song Spread, although her posture was less flamboyant than what I have seen from the males. Her song had similar “squeaky\u00a0 gate” notes to it that we hear from males. It is almost hard to call those notes songs.<\/p>\n

The sun was up, the sky was clear and spring was definitely in the air at the refuge yesterday morning. I saw my first of the year Long-billed Curlews, Black-necked Stilts and several Tree Swallows on the wing. Almost all of the swans have left for their breeding grounds, I only saw four of them yesterday. The birds on the marsh were singing and calling which was a delight to hear.<\/p>\n

I found what I needed yesterday morning at the refuge. Birds. Peace. Nature. Plus I took my own sweet time and soaked it all in.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Yellow-headed Blackbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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