More Malheur NWR Blackbirds

I just posted blackbirds a few days ago, but I recently processed additional images from my trip through the Malheur NWR in Oregon which are more interesting. All three of these blackbirds are male and all three are either displaying for a female or defending their nesting territory from other males. 

First we have the more familiar (at least to Skagit County residents) male Red-winged blackbird. 

Next up, the Brewer's blackbird.  This is a usually unobtrusive bird that can often be found in the parking lots of large department stores scrounging food dropped on the pavement. 

 Finally, the colorful Yellow-headed blackbird that Washington residents usually only see east of the Cascades, although I did photograph one just off Samish Island in Skagit County several years ago.