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A Bright Spot

1/2/2021

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Years ago, well not that many years ago, we took a friend visiting from out of state to the Grand Canyon. Like most people who live in Arizona, at some point you realize you only go to the Grand Canyon when someone is visiting from out of state and when you are there, you wonder why you don’t go more often.

Anyway, it was on one of those trips that I saw a yellow-headed blackbird for the first time. I wish I could say I saw this bird hanging out on the edge of a Juniper tree, creating the perfect composition, but that’s not the case. Instead, my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see these beautiful birds was in a gas station parking lot because the tire pressure light came on as we left the park and we had to evaluate our chances of getting a flat on our drive back down the mountain. Spoiler alert, we didn’t get a flat, but we did get to see a flock of yellow-headed blackbirds. I was captivated by their vivid yellow heads. It was a bright spot to see in an otherwise troubling moment.

These birds typically breed from Utah up into Alberta, and then migrate far south into central Mexico. When I saw them near the Grand Canyon, they were on their way migrating north after most likely spending their winter in Mexico. And since then, I have never seen one again. Though, if you look at their range, it seems like they can be found all over west of the Mississippi in wetland areas and they migrate in large flocks. Apparently, I need to hangout in marshy areas more often...

But somewhere out there is the best place to see yellow-headed blackbirds, and I doubt it’s in a parking lot. But wherever it is, I bet these birds are still a little bright spot of joy.  And this is why I call this one – number 6 in this series - “A Bright Spot.”
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A Bright Spot (Yellow-headed blackbird), 7.75" Mixed media
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