One of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires. Glossy-black males have scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow. In the North, their early arrival and tumbling song are happy indications of the return of spring.
4 comments:
Sweet family memories with this bird. One of our favs that I miss seeing & hearing regularly.
Where were you walking? Love all the dead weeds/grass (or whatever it is).
Cat tail bog down on the beach :)
I love the dark streek across the top of the shot. Makes the grasses look even more interesting.
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