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Learn what a yellow-headed blackbird looks like and where to find this bird. Also discover facts about their sounds, nests, ...
I pedaled up Fischler, headed out for a couple of hours of gravel riding. To keep my mind off my legs — the first hill always hurts — I thought ...
As I pulled onto a series of badger holes, a female burrowing owl popped out of one of the burrows and began cussing me. Her ...
Red-winged blackbirds vexed me when I first started birding. Not the males. They’re easy. They have that sleek all-black ...
Angry, red-winged blackbirds of death resume their seasonal attacks on Toronto denizens Unfortunately, if a red-winged blackbird has its sights set on you, there’s not much that will change its mind ...
I scrolled down my email and locked eyes with the creature that has been described as “feathered and a tiny bit ferocious” — the notorious red-winged blackbird.. Attacks by this creature are, by no ...
A male Red-winged Blackbird in Golden Hills perches in tules at Tom Sawyer Lake, known as Tehechita in the Nuwä language. This is the time of year when the song of the Red-winged Blackbird is heard ...
This video shows the female Red-Winged Blackbird above, and the male below. The red markings on the male’s wings are called epaulets, which he will puff up and display in order to attract a mate.
Appearance: Male red-winged blackbirds have glossy black coloring and bright orange-red shoulder patches; the females resemble larger, spotty-brown sparrows.
Male red-winged blackbirds frequently fly after females, with their red epaulets erected, giving a variety of vocalizations. RODNEY CAMPBELL Red-wings don’t fight much, but they do a lot of chasing.
Red-winged blackbirds. Male and female cardinals. I observe all these birds in my Lancaster backyard and neighborhood. However, on a recent trip to visit my daughter and her family in Ann Arbor, ...