The first time I photographed a female red winged blackbird I wasn’t sure what I was looking at. The female is so unlike the male in appearance. They are quieter too, often in the underbrush gathering nesting material as this bird was. They do blend in quite well so I was pleased to have taken this shot.
May 22, 2018 at 11:45 am
I’d had trouble ID’ing this little bird, just these past few days.
Thanks for the photo!
Paz
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May 22, 2018 at 5:38 pm
Thanks Paz!
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May 11, 2018 at 4:10 am
Great shot! And now I’ll be humming that song for hours, as always whenever I see a Red-winged Blackbird!
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May 11, 2018 at 6:33 am
Thank you. I know that particular earworm😊
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May 8, 2018 at 9:25 pm
They are pretty in their own way! Quite a difference but not as much of a difference as with male and female Eclectus Parrots. Even scientists thought that they were different species! 🙂
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May 8, 2018 at 9:35 pm
Thanks Tom.
I hadn’t heard of this parrot before, lovely.
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May 8, 2018 at 7:18 pm
Good catch. I still have a hard time identifying them in the woods.
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May 8, 2018 at 8:16 pm
Thanks Ted. With all the migrants passing through right now it’s pretty challenging😏
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May 8, 2018 at 6:16 pm
Oh so fun to see her collecting nesting materials, Belinda! Great photo.
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May 8, 2018 at 7:22 pm
It was! Thank you Jet.
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May 8, 2018 at 2:14 pm
That is a beauty, Belinda!
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May 8, 2018 at 5:05 pm
Thank you Pete!
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May 8, 2018 at 1:54 pm
I too was puzzled by the species at first. Lol!
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May 8, 2018 at 11:49 am
They can be tricky to ID can’t they with their sparrow like markings, and almost meadowlark beak. 🙂 Thankfully they are usually near the male Red Wing Blackbirds so they’re easier to ID.
Nice sighting!
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May 8, 2018 at 5:04 pm
Thank you! I think they’ll do well this year, many couples in the woods😊
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May 8, 2018 at 10:13 am
So well camouflaged, Belinda. Nice shot!
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May 8, 2018 at 5:01 pm
Thank you Sandy!
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May 8, 2018 at 9:42 am
Nice shot with her gathering nesting materials, Belinda!
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May 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Thanks Ellen!
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May 8, 2018 at 8:14 am
They love to hide while their male counterparts love to sing…..LOUD! 🙂 Nice shot, Belinda!
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May 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm
Thank you Donna!
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May 8, 2018 at 3:57 am
A true sign of spring.
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May 8, 2018 at 4:58 pm
Wonderful sight indeed.
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May 8, 2018 at 2:35 am
Splendid shot!
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May 8, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Thank you!
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May 8, 2018 at 1:23 am
She is a busy lady…!!! 🙂
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May 8, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Very😊
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May 8, 2018 at 1:19 am
Definitely quite different from the male. But what markings she has!
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May 8, 2018 at 4:57 pm
Lovely in their own right!
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