This bird has been place on IUCN Red List as endangered. It was known as endangered around the year 2000. I haven't found lots of details, but the feathers have been used for fly fishing lures, and in some countries the Yellowhammer is caught in nets and fattened for human consumption. For pictures and more details see sites listed below. For a picture of a yellowhammer, try searching on Google Images. There are lots of good pictures there.
The yellowhammer is the official state bird in Alabama.
Alabama.
Yes. It is the Yellowhammer.
The Yellowhammer State and the Heart of Dixie.
Heart of dixie, "Yellowhammer State"
A yowley is a dialect term for a European yellowhammer.
Alabama
Wild "yellowhammer" cattle is a fictional reference in Patrick Smith's book which is called A Land to Remember. There is no breed commonly recognized as yellowhammer.
The yellowhammer is, of course, yellow.
A Yellowhammer
The Yellowhammer is the state bird of Alabama.
An ammer is a species of bird, either the yellowhammer or the yellow bunting.