I’ve never seen a juvenile Red-winged Blackbird before. An exciting first; I liked its striking wing patches.
BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY
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August 20, 2025 at 11:40 am
Still growing into that dagger of a bill ha!
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August 20, 2025 at 6:16 pm
Wouldn’t want to be on the wrong end of it 😏
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August 17, 2025 at 6:37 am
I have never seen a Red-winged Blackbird in my life, this is really exciting! Congratulation – also to appearing on Discover with this post. 😊
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August 17, 2025 at 6:59 pm
Thank you. We’re lucky to see many here especially in the early spring.😊
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August 16, 2025 at 2:46 pm
What a super photo of this juvenile, Belinda! It’s funny… We see adults every year nesting in our wetlands, and we often see the naked nestlings after they have hatched and just when they are beginning to fledge as little fluff balls. But, more often than not, I guess they leave before we really see them at this stage!
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August 16, 2025 at 4:22 pm
Thanks very much! It was a real treat to see.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:02 pm
That’s a fun find, Belinda, and a great capture. I don’t know that I’ve seen one, definitely not one that was sporting the wing patch.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:19 pm
It was, thank you, Ellen. It was a highlight of that walk 😊
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August 16, 2025 at 1:06 pm
Excellent
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August 16, 2025 at 3:46 pm
Thank you.
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August 16, 2025 at 8:56 am
Great sighting, Belinda. It looks like it still needs to grow into its beak!
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August 16, 2025 at 12:44 pm
Thank you Eliza. I think you’re right 😊
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August 16, 2025 at 8:47 am
Nice !!! Me neither 😃😃
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August 16, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Thank you, it sure was nice to see 😊
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August 16, 2025 at 5:09 am
beautiful picture 👍
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August 16, 2025 at 12:42 pm
Thank you.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:35 am
A lovely share of your first sighting 🙂
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August 16, 2025 at 12:42 pm
Thank you 😊
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August 16, 2025 at 2:54 am
Awesome. Well captured!
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August 16, 2025 at 12:41 pm
Thanks very much!
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August 16, 2025 at 1:52 am
Good I.D. At first I wondered about the speckled body, but the red wing patch is a giveaway. What a lucky find!
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August 16, 2025 at 12:41 pm
It was a nice discovery along a trail we often take.
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August 16, 2025 at 1:12 am
What a great capture, Belinda. 😊 They’re so striking. You seem to have an excellent location for attracting water-loving birds.
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August 16, 2025 at 12:39 pm
Thank you, Lynette 😊. I saw a fledgling once but never one at this stage, pretty exciting! We’re lucky to have a lot of ponds and the river close by.
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