Black-headed Grosbeak foraging – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light
I was thrilled to spot this male Black-headed Grosbeak foraging in this flowering shrub while I was in Montana last week. I haven’t had many opportunities to photograph this species so when it popped into view I was elated. Normally I would prefer a less busy foreground and background but this is the perch the bird picked and I think the flowers add interest. Besides, I enjoy photographing birds doing what they do where they decided to do it.
More birds from my Montana trip last week to come…
Life is good.
Mia
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Beautiful photo, Mia! I’ve never seen a Black-headed Grosbeak before!
Thank you Charlotte. here is hoping you see one of these birds soon!
One of my favorite western birds. The flowers are nice and so are the tones. I like to see birds in habitat.
Thank you Julie. The flowers in the frame give me a keen sense of where I can usually find these birds.
Lovely!
Thanks Kathleen!
The Grosbeak is stunningly, thanks Mia.
Thank you Bob, they are beautiful birds.
Stunning images on your blog. I will definitely be back from time to time.
Thanks for visiting my blog Frank and for your comment. Please feel free to come back any time!
beautifull specie, i never seen it before, very nice colors and a good picture too (as usual)
thanks mia
Thanks Eric, they are a beautiful bird.
Gorgeous, Mia. For images like this, are you shooting hand held? So crisp and lovely. I’ve only seen one of this species in my lifetime, although I keep looking for them. It was a fledgling sitting in a tree just outside my kitchen window, the first year we moved into our California flat. I never saw them after, in either fledgling or adult form.
Ingrid, I shoot most of the time by laying my lens on my “Noodle” for stability, I’d be lost without my Noodle. I hope you get to see more Black-headed Grosbeaks soon, the male is stunning but I find the female to be very appealing too. The range map shows them in Washington State so it is very possible you could see them there!
I love the colour, and the flowers and leaves always add that extra special touch about the environment.
Thanks Maria
great Photo.. love the colors and the bill tones. I wonder how life might be different if we humans were as colorful
Thank you Stu, I love the colors here too. That bill is rather large!
Beautiful,Mia!
Thanks Judy!
Very nice shot Mia, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for commenting Dick!