Male Brewer’s Blackbird and his iridescent feathers – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/400, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
In the right light Brewer’s Blackbird males are very colorful because their feathers glow with blue, green, and purple iridescence. I photographed this male last week at Glover Pond at Farmington Bay WMA when the light angle showed off the wonderful iridescent qualities of his feathers.
In some light they look like plain, black birds. Just moments before I took this photo I had taken images of a male that was further away and that bird appeared to have glossy black feathers on its head and body through my viewfinder.
But this male… well the iridescent colors seemed to shimmer and pop in the morning light.
Nearly head on look from a male Brewer’s Blackbird – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/320, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
I was only going to share one photo of the Brewer’s Blackbird this morning but I really liked the nearly head on view the bird gave me in this image. It looks like he is practicing his “Angry Bird” look while showing off his colorful feathers.
I really messed up last night by falling asleep early and I also forgot to change the time on my bedside clock. This morning I thought I was getting up just before my “normal” time and instead it was slightly before 2:30 in the morning. Ugh. This is going to be a loooong day.
Life is good.
Mia
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Great shot!
Now all we need is a shot of each blackbird to see the comparisons. E.G. Rusty Blackbird and a Brewer’s.
Subtle colors a good description, now, if they were not so annoying 🙂
The head shot is great! That must be what the blackbird “stink eye” looks like. Beautiful detail and colors. Thanks Mia.
Fabulous shots capturing all that iridescence, Mia! I have to giggle at the “angry bird” pose. 😂 Hope you can get a good nap in today.
‘Plain’ black birds so often aren’t when we take the time to look.
Thank you for the beauty.
And I do hope you can get a nap in later.
Another underrated bird. Lovely iridescence in the photos.
Good day for a nap?
Wonderful capture of the subtle colors, Mia!
Great captures showing the feather detail on these Brewer’s Blackbirds Mia! I really like the “nearly” head on shot.