Scarlet-headed Blackbird

Gallery: AvianPosted April 13, 2013192 views11 comments

This is a shot from the tour the Ibera Marshes in Argentina that I led in 2011. I'm looking forward to going back there this fall. The tour is very rich in icterids and this is probably the most stunning of the various blackbird and oriole species that we get. The color of the head is accurately depicted here, I would describe it as orangish-red rather than scarlet. This was taken from a boat and it's cropped to vertical - about 50% of the original.

7D 500F4 1.4x 1/640 F8, iso 320

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 13, 2013 at 9:31 PM

Wow, very stunning icterid Nate!
That orange/red head's very striking to say the least:smile
Keep these beauties coming

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Comment posted by James Allen on April 13, 2013 at 9:57 PM

Beautiful bird.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on April 13, 2013 at 11:04 PM

Beautiful colors, great pose too!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 14, 2013 at 1:58 AM

What a stunning species, love the head color. The background and perch is perfect for the bird, although the oof diagonal stem is a bit out of place possibly, nature is never wrong though.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 14, 2013 at 3:32 AM

Lovely shot Nate.
The red head is gorgeous but the detail on the black lower parts is wonderful.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 14, 2013 at 8:14 AM

Stunning shot Nate - great bird and setting

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 14, 2013 at 8:20 AM

Outstanding image! Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 14, 2013 at 11:39 AM

Wow, I always thought our yellow-headed was an awesome looking blackbird. This blows it away. Super exposure.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 14, 2013 at 12:33 PM

Nicely done as usual Nate. Another species I have never seen before. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the capture.

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Comment posted by Rick Andrews on April 15, 2013 at 2:50 PM

Great shot Nate, love the catch lighting in the eye and the detail preserved in this crop.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 17, 2013 at 3:27 AM

Super cool looking black-bird

Nice details as usual, I like the dual toned background too.

Sweet One Nate!!!

Ken Archer

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