Yellow-headed Blackbird Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: When I'm doing things like processing photos or working on my website, I like to turn on my music, and...sing along. I'm not talking quietly mumbling the words, I'm talking let-it-loose, belt-it-out from the depths of your soul type of singing. And...I'm not very good...which reminds me of these guys! Yellow-headed Blackbirds bring SUCH a wonderful tough of color...and noise...to the wetlands around here in the summer. They're so incredibly vocal, and much like me, so incredibly BAD at actually singing. I give them an "A" for effort though, and also give them top marks for beauty. This photo of a male striking a on last year's cattail was taken in April of 2019 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Yellow-headed Blackbird - Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus


Yellow-headed Blackbird 1 May 2nd, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 2 May 14th, 2004 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 3 May 14th, 2004 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 4 (Juvenile) July 2008 Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 5 April 17th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 6 April 17th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 7 April 17th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 8 April 17th, 2005 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 9 (Juvenile) July 8th, 2008 Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 10 (Female) May 20th, 2005 Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 11 April 26th, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 12 (Juvenile) July 8th, 2008 Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 13 (first-year male) May 18th, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 14 May 18th, 2007 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 15 June 7th, 2008 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 16 (Juvenile) August 1st, 2008 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 17 May 2nd, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 18 May 2nd, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 19 May 2nd, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 20 May 2nd, 2010 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 21 May 28th, 2018 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 22 May 28th, 2018 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 23 May 28th, 2018 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 24 May 23rd, 2020 Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Yellow-headed Blackbird 25 April 28th, 2018 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 26 May 18th, 2020 Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 27 May 18th, 2020 Kingsbury County, South Dakota	Yellow-headed Blackbird 28 April 8th, 2019 Minnehaha County, South Dakota