2020 A to Z Challenge!
B is for the Red-winged Blackbird!
B is for the Red-winged Blackbird!
Credit to Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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. Their early and tumbling song
are happy indications of the return of spring.
One of my all time favorite bird calls!
Have a great day!
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I enjoy the song of the red winged blackbird. My grandparents lived by a creek and marsh and they were plentiful there.
ReplyDeleteBirds are amazing! I shall follow your blog. Thank you for visiting Sue's Trifles.
ReplyDeleteOh funny one, love the red touch in the wings!
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I've never seen a red winged blackbird. That little splash of colour contrasts beautifully with the glossy black feathers. Suddenly the Beatles are singing me a song!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute bird! Our blackbirds over here in Europe don't have the fancy shoulder patches...
ReplyDeleteFun theme!
The Multicolored Diary
I love the video. Thank you for sharing this is amazing. Love the information. <3
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to see so many different birds!
ReplyDeleteAll that i can see around my house are a bunch of pigeons that keep shitting everywhere, crows, and occasionally bulbuls
Happy Blogging :)
B is for Betrayal
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We have both red wing and solid black here. The red wings are in the field areas, out of town. The town and neighborhood birds are the solid. I wonder why that is?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds, and a pretty song. Thank you, getting to listen made my evening.
ReplyDeleteNone of our blackbirds have pretty wings like that!
ReplyDeleteThe red-winged blackbirds' song is one of my favorites, too. It cheers me up every time I hear it. As a child I associated it with being out in the country, but now I have plenty of them in my suburban garden. (But there is a reservoir nearby, so that's probably why they're happy here.)
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