The local red-winged blackbirds (agelaius phoeniceus) disappeared last year as the marshlands dried up. Now that we’ve had rains and the wetlands are full of water again they’re back and filling the air with their distinctive calls and songs.
They’re common birds, but the bright shoulder patches of the males are quite pretty when you have a look.
sometimes the more common they are, the less we tend to pay attention. quite a pretty bird, I might say. glad they came back after the poor conditions cleared up.
They might be common in your neck of the woods, but over here in Yorkshire we would be inundated by twitchers if one turned up here. Nicely caught photo.
I usually see these birds down around the casino…probably because of the marshiness there? I think they are spectacular!
nice! i never saw them so for me they are just pretty.. 🙂
Such vibrant colors! A great shot.