A female Yellow-headed Blackbird watches from marsh reeds during breeding season, within a male's defended territory.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
A Cedar Waxwing turns toward the camera, showing its subtle crest and sleek profile from just the right angle.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Cedar Waxwings, Songbirds
An Indigo Bunting sings among sunflowers, nearly hidden as tall flower heads sway back and forth in the wind.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Indigo Buntings, Songbirds
An Indigo Bunting lifts his voice from the top of a sunflower, filling the summer field with song as warm light spills across the blooms.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Indigo Buntings, Songbirds
A male American Goldfinch lands among the sunflowers, joined by a recently fledged youngster reaching toward its father for food before taking flight again.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
A Yellow-headed Blackbird takes off from a marsh reed, searching for another perch from which to call.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
A tree swallow captured in flight just before landing on a fiercely contested birdhouse during the spring nesting season.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Tree Swallows
Love how the color of summer goldfinches just radiates through the evening air.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
A male Yellow-headed Blackbird perches among Goose Lake cattails, a striking sight in Illinois, where the species is endangered.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Songbirds, Yellow-headed Blackbirds
Meet “Finch. Gold Finch.” An American Goldfinch gets a playful James Bond introduction, complete with a martini shaken, not stirred.
Subject: BirdsFocus: Goldfinches, Songbirds
