Chasing Blackbird
This Great Blue Heron had the audacity of flying through this Red-winged Blackbird's territory and he was having none of it!
I always chuckle to myself when I see small birds chasing much larger ones-- crows chasing eagles, sparrows chasing crows, blackbirds chasing humans!
I had one male Red-winged blackbird repeatedly dive and hit my head the other day, and he finally landed twice, pecking my head since I would not leave his coveted territory! Fortunately I had my hat on, otherwise my balding head would have been bleeding, lol.
The image above was taken in the Horicon Marsh yesterday an hour after the sun came up. The tall wind turbine you see in the background is one of dozens in the area, put up by the energy companies, capturing wind energy for electricity.
Chasing Blackbird
This Great Blue Heron had the audacity of flying through this Red-winged Blackbird's territory and he was having none of it!
I always chuckle to myself when I see small birds chasing much larger ones-- crows chasing eagles, sparrows chasing crows, blackbirds chasing humans!
I had one male Red-winged blackbird repeatedly dive and hit my head the other day, and he finally landed twice, pecking my head since I would not leave his coveted territory! Fortunately I had my hat on, otherwise my balding head would have been bleeding, lol.
The image above was taken in the Horicon Marsh yesterday an hour after the sun came up. The tall wind turbine you see in the background is one of dozens in the area, put up by the energy companies, capturing wind energy for electricity.