Sunday was a very windy, cloudy day. The wind howled as it wrapped around my house. In my backyard the Indian Magic Flowering Crabapple Tree was blowing back and forth in the wind. About mid-afternoon I noticed a Yellow-headed Blackbird balancing on a branch as it swayed.

I do not see Yellow-headed Blackbirds in my backyard every year. When I do, it is only for a day or two as the Yellow-headed Blackbirds migrate through the area.

Even though the branch was swaying in the wind these are some of the best pictures I have gotten of a Yellow-headed Blackbird.

Photographs taken on 12 April 2020.

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/5.6; 1/60 sec.; ISO-100; 300mm

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/5.6; 1/30 sec.; ISO-100; 300mm

Original Photo: Canon EOS 7D; f/5.6; 1/30 sec.; ISO-100; 300mm

Yellow-Headed Blackbird

Range Map

Image Source

For more information the Yellow-Headed Blackbird see All About Birds.

Equipment

Item	Description
Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Lens	Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Filters	Tiffen UV Protection Filter, Tiffen Circular Polarizer Glass Filter
Tripod	Manfrotto MT190XPRO3 3 Section Aluminum Tripod Legs with Q90 Column (Black)

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Photo Editing

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