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Red-winged Blackbird (male)

Agelaius phoeniceus

Description:

A stocky, broad-shouldered blackbird with a slender, conical bill and a medium-length tail. Red-winged Blackbirds often show a hump-backed silhouette while perched; males often sit with tail slightly flared. Male Red-winged Blackbirds are hard to mistake. They're an even glossy black with red-and-yellow shoulder badges.

Habitat:

Supervising from the top of a Bald Cypress tree in a wildlife habitat garden.

Notes:

Male Red-winged Blackbirds do everything they can to get noticed, sitting on high perches and belting out their conk-la-ree! song all day long. Females stay lower, skulking through vegetation for food and quietly weaving together their remarkable nests. In winter Red-winged Blackbirds gather in huge flocks to eat grains with other blackbird species and starlings.

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4 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Thanks JohnD. I liked 3 too. It was looking down at me and fussing. :)

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Thanks Leanne and Jakubko. The weather here in Texas has been challenging lately for photography. This is the first male I have had the chance to spot. :)

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Lovely! I especially like the last photo! Awesome!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

I love his splash of colour!

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Denton, Texas, USA

Spotted on Mar 19, 2013
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013

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