Mr. & Mrs. Phoeniceus...
...and best viewed large.
Good morning everyone and Happy Feathery Friday. Featured today are Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), both males and females. Normally I would lead off a series with the female, but chose the male for this series since I'll be posting another series or two on just females.
As for these pics, they were taken at the same pond as the Black Saddlebags dragonfly posted yesterday. There were numerous nesting Blackbirds around the pond and some as these were very accommodating as far as posing for pics. Unfortunately except for this male it was mainly the females that were co-operative. In almost every other case the males stayed at a safe distance far beyond the effective range of the 300mm lens I had with me.
So you'll know, I added a link under each pic in the comment section so you can view it large. I promise you won't be sorry if you do.
I hope you enjoy this series on this very common North American bird and find the text in the comment section informative.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly nice Friday and a most pleasant weekend.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/8, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm
Mr. & Mrs. Phoeniceus...
...and best viewed large.
Good morning everyone and Happy Feathery Friday. Featured today are Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), both males and females. Normally I would lead off a series with the female, but chose the male for this series since I'll be posting another series or two on just females.
As for these pics, they were taken at the same pond as the Black Saddlebags dragonfly posted yesterday. There were numerous nesting Blackbirds around the pond and some as these were very accommodating as far as posing for pics. Unfortunately except for this male it was mainly the females that were co-operative. In almost every other case the males stayed at a safe distance far beyond the effective range of the 300mm lens I had with me.
So you'll know, I added a link under each pic in the comment section so you can view it large. I promise you won't be sorry if you do.
I hope you enjoy this series on this very common North American bird and find the text in the comment section informative.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly nice Friday and a most pleasant weekend.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/8, exposure .004 seconds (1/250) focal length 300mm