Rusty Blackbird Photos

My Favorite: Rusty Blackbirds have been in a serious decline in recent decades, and I don't see them all that often in South Dakota. When I do, it's typically as a few scattered birds amidst much larger flocks of other blackbirds.  I had one great chance to photograph one in it's unique "rusty" plumage in 2006, up in Lake County, South Dakota.

Rusty Blackbird 1 October 9th, 2006 Lake County, South Dakota	Rusty Blackbird 2 October 9th, 2006 Lake County, South Dakota	Rusty Blackbird 3 October 9th, 2006 Lake County, South Dakota	Rusty Blackbird 4 April 14th, 2019 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Click here for the species description page for the Rusty Blackbird.