Wet bird on a stick - a photo on Flickriver

Female Black-headed Grosbeak in the rain.

"In western North America, the sweet song of the Black-headed Grosbeak caroling down from the treetops sounds like a tipsy robin welcoming spring. The flashy black, white, and cinnamon males and the less flamboyant females sing from perches in suburbs, desert thickets, and mountain forests. At feeders they effortlessly shuck sunflower seeds with their heavy bills. The showy male puts in equal time on the domestic front: both sexes sit on the eggs, feed the young, and feistily defend their nesting territory."
~ www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak

According to the map at allaboutbirds.org, they arrive in the Pacific Northwest for breeding purposes, mostly.

“Migration: Medium to long-distance migrant (resident in parts of Mexico). Individuals from across western North America spend winters spread across central Mexico. Males tend to head south before females and young, and they return earlier in spring.”
~ www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-headed_Grosbeak/maps-range

Taken on: June 20, 2023

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bird

animal

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pheucticus melanocephalus

female

sweet song

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Sets appears in: • Rainy days • Birds and waterfowl

Camera: Nikon D5, f/8.0, 1/1600 sec, 850mm, ISO 2800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5
Lens:	500.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	850mm
ISO:	2800
Exposure Bias:	-5/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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