A White - faced Ibis at sunrise, Lake Bowdoin, Montana.
At sunrise, a male Yellow Headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) briefly rests on Cattails before resuming his courting behavior, Shiloh Conservation Area, Billings, Montana May 2018. Xanthocephalus is derived from the Greek words "xanthos" and "cephalus" meaning yellow and head respectively.
An American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) at sunrise, Lake Bowdoin, Montana, May 2018. Canon 5D IV, 500mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x, ISO 640, 1/2500 second @ f/5.6, image size 5764 x 3843 pixels.
