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A female red-winged blackbird

 

It was hard to get a good focus on the red-winged blackbirds amongst the tall reeds. This female had a beakful of bugs. There is likely a nest nearby. More than once a red-winged blackbird flew at me while walking the trail, but not the two birds I took a photo of.

 

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/lifehistory

 

Red-winged Blackbirds eat mainly insects in the summer and seeds.

 

Both males and females defend nests from intruders and predators.

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Uploaded on June 8, 2022
Taken on June 8, 2022