Red-winged

At one point, there was the call of a red-winged blackbird and I whispered to my wife “Red-winged blackbird, I guess they have those in Massacusetts.”

Agelaius phoeniceus - The Panda's Thumb 2010

At one point, there was the call of a red-winged blackbird and I whispered to my wife “Red-winged blackbird, I guess they have those in Massacusetts.”

Agelaius phoeniceus - The Panda's Thumb 2010

I've also been seeing a Red-winged Blackbird pair on the deck; they seem to be down in the valley below the house mostly, but come up to check on the snacking possibilities.

Birds on my Deck Bardiac 2009

I saw lots of Red-winged Blackbirds, LBJs, a couple raptors Redtail, I think, and a Northern Harrier, and lots of these:

Caption Contest Bardiac 2009

I've also been seeing a Red-winged Blackbird pair on the deck; they seem to be down in the valley below the house mostly, but come up to check on the snacking possibilities.

Archive 2009-05-01 Bardiac 2009

I saw lots of Red-winged Blackbirds, LBJs, a couple raptors Redtail, I think, and a Northern Harrier, and lots of these:

Archive 2009-03-01 Bardiac 2009

The male's patch is mostly red and they take the name Red-winged Blackbird another original name.

Sun tanning..... Gumbo Lily 2008

The male's patch is mostly red and they take the name Red-winged Blackbird another original name.

Archive 2008-04-01 Gumbo Lily 2008

Red-winged blackbirds seemed to be capping every other fence post along the way.

A very fruitful short road trip, and the preparations for same girlwithoutfear 2008

Red-winged blackbirds rose in a squawking gaggle as Gullet and I climbed from the Explorer.

Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006