Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Red-winged Blackbird in Woodbine Park
Still sick with a cold, but the dog still needs his walk, and I need to take my "Picture of the Day". So we went down to Woodbine Park, where we heard the loud squawkings of Red-winged blackbirds claiming territory for themselves and picking the fluff out of the bullrushes in order to line their nests.
A nice shot of a male red-winged blackbird among the bullrushes. Love the telephoto lens -- what you see here is maybe 15% or so of the original size of the shot.
A relatively dowdy-looking female red-winged blackbird. She didn't like me one bit and kept sending a warning squawk to her mate, who only moved when he felt the dog was getting too close.
Another male red-winged blackbird, this one basically claiming that the tree he is in is his.
Labels: red-winged blackbird, woodbine park
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