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red-winged blackbird is good luck

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So nice to see and hear them again.

Edmonton, Alberta.

Since the female and male birds have different coloration in some parts of their bodies, there is a symbolic meaning of your inner spirit, which is different and unique at the same time. Red-winged blackbirds symbolize good luck, protection, prosperity, and guardian angels looking over you.

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Edmonton, Alberta.

Caspian tern being harassed by a juvenile red-winged blackbird

Enjoying the sunshine on a quiet beautiful morning

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

Male Red-winged Blackbird singing away. Bucks County PA.

Thanks so much for the visit!

... New International Symbol I am proposing :)

Happy Fence Friday

female RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

Thanks so much for the visit!

male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

OSPREY and pesky RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

taken on october 27

On the way back from the adventure with the yellow-headed blackbird, while lamenting the soggy state of my boots, my attention becomes focused on a female red-winged blackbird who is frolicking in the reeds. Overcome by all the various tones of brown in the scenery I decide to do a Martha Stewart thing and begin to concentrate on how best to present all of these browns. I call it “getting in touch with your inner woman”. Martha, if I may call her that, is so good at deciding on a theme for the dinner table, Thanksgiving springs to mind, colors, setting and accoutrements flawlessly match and leave the poor dinner guest who was unlucky enough to be invited to the event with feelings of complete inadequacy and wondering how they could possibly ever have nerve enough to invite the goddess of presentational festivities to their own home in appreciative reciprocation.

My mind is overcome with the gravity of the situation – that is matching Martha at what she’s best - and come up with a flawless design of my own that would cause even Martha to raise an eyebrow. Will I ever feel free from these self- imposed competitive urges? So I scurry back and forth – not an easy undertaking, given the sorry state of my boots that are oozing forth wetland slime with every step – trying to obtain the best possible angle and also keeping the position of the sun in mind, lest any unplanned shadow would completely destroy the scene.

Thankfully enough, my model maintains her position long enough for me to get some relatively decent shots before the cramps in my index finger force me to abandon my endeavors and return home to sample a much deserved Krombacher. Who knew that wildlife photography could be so exhausting?

I Feel Free – Cream

There were five males belting out their characteristic songs claiming territories before the arrival of the females.

Edmonton, Alberta.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD female

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD female

Well this was interesting, I had no idea that red-winged blackbirds were interested in peanuts. They swooped in and devoured them before Robbie (Grey squirrel) even knew that the nuts had been placed.

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD male

With food for the kids.

Thanks so much for the visit!

I rarely see the females but the red-winged dads are bringing their young ones to the yard now. They just love the millet. I think it's really cool that they will eat side by side with mourning doves. They also seem to get along rather well with most of the other visitors, Dunbar excluded. Dunbar (Northern mockingbird) just doesn't seem to get along with anyone.

Red-winged Blackbird female about to head for her nest with more building material.

This female red-winged blackbird was gathering the flies, presumably for a nearby nest.

These guys come down for the winter and form these huge flocks. I have seen them foraging in the corn fields after the corn has been harvested but this time they were in a pasture where cattle were grazing. They move thru the field in a really unique way. While on the ground, as the birds find themselves at the rear of the group, they will fly up and over to the front edge and feed until they are back at the rear and start the cycle all over again.

This red-winged blackbird was calling in the wetlands, and perched where there were few obstructions. Makes for a great shot!

Mom attempting to feed two of her three babies.

Thanks so much for the visit!

Red-winged Blackbird in full song at Wilson Spring Ponds near Nampa, Idaho

Three little cuties?!

Thanks so much for the visit!

taken in 2021

This is one of several lovely ladies that came to visit. She and the other ladies went to this feeding station while the males were towards the back of the yard eating millet. I have seen the red wings eat millet, nuts and meal worms. I can't say I have seen them eat any of the seeds provided though. They rarely stop by unless they happen to see millet, it seems to be their favorite.

Have a fantastic day and happy snapping.

the male red-winged blackbirds migrate back earlier than the females and have been staking out territory for many weeks.

the females have now arrived :-)

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Red-winged Blackbird