Male Yellow-headed Blackbird Trying to Attract a Female

I am always waiting for the arrival of Blackbirds. The male display are fun to see and hear.  They arrive first in the early spring to choose their territory and the wait for females begins. 

The male has to work hard to attract the female because it's she who will choose a mate, and not otherwise.  

The male in the photo above sings with all his heart, hoping that some female will like his song.

Some people call these songs ugly and bizarre, weird and hilarious, but the female Yellow-headed Blackbird finds them irresistible.

Life goes on.  

Song Sparrows Are Excellent Vocalists

Song Sparrows are very vocal and sing throughout the year. Their songs can be short and last a few seconds, while others are five seconds long.

Female Song Sparrows are attracted to males that have learned to sing a wider repertoire of songs.  These males can perform about six to twenty different melodies with only slight variations.

The Song Sparrow I photographed two weeks ago in our local park wasn't going to perform his songs in front of me, he just perched briefly on a log and then disappeared. 

Life goes on.