Male bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
On Saturday, my husband and I were traveling along a dirt road when we chanced to see some bobolinks out in hayfield. Then we noticed a male sitting atop a tree next to the road, on guard making sure his family was safe in it's hidden nest in the field.
Male watching its nest area from a fence post
The male warned his family that someone with a camera was nearby, but he had nothing to fear from me as climbing the fence was not something I was about to do.
Female with a mouthful for the kids
A few minutes later, the female arrived with lunch for the kids. Or was it dinner? Actually. when the babies are young, it's an all-day breakfast, I think.
Female very close to her nest
It appeared the female didn't want to divulge where her nest was.
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You have a great eye- nice captures!
ReplyDeleteSuper Duper shots!! What a cool bird!
ReplyDeleteYou got some delightful, munchy shots of these bobolinks. Quite a name.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are always fabulous! How patient you must be... :o)
ReplyDeleteLove this bird and would love to see it in the wild! Great captures!
ReplyDeleteI want to see a bobolink here in Nebraska -- but have not yet! Thank you for your awesome captures!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of a Bobolink. How cute!
ReplyDeleteHi Same as Jill, never heard of a Bobolink. I wonder how they got that name? Great shots. Thanks. Margaret
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I've never seen a bobolink. What wonderful markings they have!
ReplyDeleteThere is another bird I have never seen before. I like the meals-to-go shots.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics of the Bobolink family in spite of being spotted by the attentive male.
ReplyDeleteNice shots!
ReplyDeletelove them! haven't seen or heard them since leaving wisconsin 29 yrs ago!
ReplyDeleteYou got some great photos of the bobolinks. They are such pretty birds, especially the male, and have a very cheerful singsong voice. We have a lot of them around here too.
ReplyDeletei have heard bobolinks calling but never seen one, they look nothing like i would think they would.
ReplyDeleteYour photographs of these sweet little ones are really beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great series of images. The bobolink is a bird I have yet to add to my life list and I look forward to that day.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week,
Denise
An English Girl Rambles
I seen these one time at our strip pits...I am sure they were probably just passing through. I have watched for them every year since.
ReplyDeletePretty little birds. I had never heard of them before!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen one and must admit that my mental image was quite different than this. Thanks for the education, EG!
ReplyDeleteSo that is what they look like! I used to hear them in the fields, but I think there are too many houses for them, now...
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful shots.I usually don't get the males so the back is showing.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos - the male has such beautiful colors and patterns.
ReplyDeleteNice captures!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteNice sighting and photos! I keep missing the Bobolinks here maybe I will see on its way back thru. Great post.
ReplyDeleteMądra i ostrożna jest ptasia mama. Bardzo ładne zdjęcia ptaków. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteA wise and cautious is the bird mom. Very nice pictures of birds. Yours.
Very cool shots. We don't have Bobolinks around here. Sigh. The female looks like a female black-headed Grosbeak. Maybe they are related?? MB
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm just loving their name - the male has such a striking pattern on its head!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos! The bugs look delicious! LOL!
ReplyDeletewhat fun coloring on the little chap. and the missus is cute too.
ReplyDeleteNice photos of these birds in their native surroundings, EG.
ReplyDeleteHe has a funny name.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos, I'm hoping to get some photos of Bobolinks when I visit Ontario this summer!
ReplyDeleteA busy day for the bobolinks family, very well documented!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of this bird, nice to see the food in the mouth, for the young birds.
ReplyDeleteThis bird is not in Netherlands.
Regards, Irma
I don't think we have Bobolinks here. Nice pictures of the parents cooperating to see all goes well in the nest.
ReplyDeleteDarla
You really do capture the most gorgeous little birds around your neck of the woods, mine always seem to be so big compared. I know there are little ones out there in my trees but they're just too darn fast!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great series of pictures. I especially love the last shot of the attentive mother bird with the babies' lunch. It's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'll be in Illinois for only one more week and have only seen Bobolink fly-overs. You caught them up close and personal! I'm setting out after them tomorrow if the rain goes away.
ReplyDeleteLove to see them munching!
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Beautiful captures! I spent a lot of time in my pasture this spring playing hide-n-seek with the bobolinks.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series, especially the female with food!
ReplyDeleteI saw my first Bobolinks this winter as they passed through central/west Florida during migration.
Thank you for sharing!