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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Red-winged Blackbird

Here's another old friend whose rich warbling fills the spring air - especially at Rithet's Bog, where I photographed this one on Thursday. This is a male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). I saw about a dozen of these staking out territories amongst the bullrushes that line the bog. Their song at this time of year is one of my favorite bird songs - it always sounds to me like someone just bursting with happiness.

5 comments:

JoJo said...

This is a bird I see a lot over here. When I was a kid and my mom put out bird seed the yard would be loaded with them.

William Kendall said...

Beautiful capture!

For a few weeks, they'll be unfit company while guarding their nests...

Stephanie said...

Nicely captured!

Dean Lewis said...

Love the vivid detail here and soft background.
That is one pointy beak!
Great shot.

Cybele Moon said...

beautiful closeup!!!