Red-winged Blackbirds And Fall Colors
Some simple shots of a common species and further evidence that followers of Feathered Photography have big hearts.
Category: Blackbirds, Grackles and Orioles
Male Red-winged Blackbird In Flight
Another reason I tend to shoot at higher shutter speeds than most bird photographers and this time it still wasn’t enough.
Odds And Ends From Recent Trips To Farmington Bay WMA
Blackbirds, grebes, eagles, assorted ducks and a photographic calamity – bits and pieces of recent shooting forays to Farmington Bay.
Male Brewer’s Blackbird In Flight
My first time photographing a male of this species in flight. I had to cheat a little to get it the way I want it but I finally got the photo.
Brewer’s Blackbird Trying To Keep Her Feet Dry (+ a bonus raptor)
The New Eccles Wildlife Education Center At Farmington Bay
Red-tailed Hawk With A “Double-decker” Upper Bill
Antelope Island Potpourri From Yesterday Morning
Including an American Goldfinch, a Red-winged Blackbird and a Prairie Falcon in flight.
Red-winged Blackbird Trying To Get At Those Pesky Sunflower Seeds
The seeds were still on the wild plants and they weren’t easy to reach which resulted in some fun photos.
Female Red-winged Blackbird Basking In The Warming Sun
A Couple Of Blackbirds (two species)
The Farmington area is hopping with blackbirds right now and many of them are displaying as if it were springtime.
Blackbirds Mobbing Hawks On The Nest
Last week I photographed Brewer’s Blackbirds as they relentlessly mobbed a family of Red-tailed Hawks on a nest in Montana.
Peachy Female Red-winged Blackbird (and my FOY Swainson’s Hawk)
Male Red-winged Blackbirds are so distinctive in color and pattern as to be instantly recognizable by most but the mottled brown female often goes unrecognized or even mistaken for a large sparrow.
Birds Being Fooled By Our Warm Winter?
Based on what I’m seeing in the field I’m wondering if some birds aren’t being tricked into spring activities too early.
