Red-winged With a Snack
This female Red-winged Blackbird has just snatched some green-eyed insect. She was seen at Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Red-winged Blackbirds must be one of the most common birds in North America, yet many people do not recognize the female. She is not black.
Though I have photographed hundreds of female red-wings, I have never noticed one with the slight reddish patch on the shoulder noted in the picture above. (Place cursor on the picture to see the notes.)
Red-winged With a Snack
This female Red-winged Blackbird has just snatched some green-eyed insect. She was seen at Dufferin Islands, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Red-winged Blackbirds must be one of the most common birds in North America, yet many people do not recognize the female. She is not black.
Though I have photographed hundreds of female red-wings, I have never noticed one with the slight reddish patch on the shoulder noted in the picture above. (Place cursor on the picture to see the notes.)