marsh activist
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) keep very busy, but there's a strict sexual division of labor. The males are sentries, guardians, vigilantes, PR agents, provocateurs....New World blackbirds are members of the class Icteridae, characterized by the capacity to gape forcefully; they can insert their bills into plant stems and then force their jaws open, separating strands or sections of plant tissue, a trait useful for foraging or getting nesting material. West Keene, near the Y (13 May, 2019)
marsh activist
Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) keep very busy, but there's a strict sexual division of labor. The males are sentries, guardians, vigilantes, PR agents, provocateurs....New World blackbirds are members of the class Icteridae, characterized by the capacity to gape forcefully; they can insert their bills into plant stems and then force their jaws open, separating strands or sections of plant tissue, a trait useful for foraging or getting nesting material. West Keene, near the Y (13 May, 2019)