tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post1442478808700894519..comments2024-03-29T08:13:24.580-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: Mystery bird : female red-wing blackbirdJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-54279761199429413102014-03-21T07:52:19.886-04:002014-03-21T07:52:19.886-04:00Hari OM
I am very keen on birds but of course not ...Hari OM<br />I am very keen on birds but of course not at all familiar with those from your part of the world...That would certainly look like a starling to this eye - I defer to the more experienced! The male is certainly a looker... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-60330930164372837812014-03-20T23:13:55.591-04:002014-03-20T23:13:55.591-04:00we have a winner!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort S...we have a winner!<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br />=^..^= <3<br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-64577407323239159132014-03-20T23:13:50.310-04:002014-03-20T23:13:50.310-04:00we have a winner!
ALOHA from Honolulu
Comfort S...we have a winner!<br /><br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br />=^..^= <3<br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-31518931975732298792014-03-20T21:23:09.330-04:002014-03-20T21:23:09.330-04:00ooohhhh Jennifer, you should get a bird book, it i...ooohhhh Jennifer, you should get a bird book, it is so fun to I.d. the birds!! I make notes on the pages, dates, habits, how often I see them and what they like to eat!!<br /><br />Those red wings visit my feeders but I have never gotten a good close up!! Your images are beautiful!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-79586031434690180692014-03-20T20:47:08.036-04:002014-03-20T20:47:08.036-04:00This one's a mystery to me. You must have some...This one's a mystery to me. You must have some avid birders who follow you!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-30048474943176719682014-03-20T20:03:01.822-04:002014-03-20T20:03:01.822-04:00Wonderful shots of the red-wing black bird.Wonderful shots of the red-wing black bird.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-29854768715174756212014-03-20T17:49:09.474-04:002014-03-20T17:49:09.474-04:00I was surprised when I saw my first female REDwing...I was surprised when I saw my first female REDwing Blackbird.. Great post and photos. Have a happy weekend!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-15227265726463454632014-03-20T15:58:03.274-04:002014-03-20T15:58:03.274-04:00I recognized the Red-winged blackbird right away. ...I recognized the Red-winged blackbird right away. There's a marshy area we go to where they are abundant but the females and juveniles give me a harder time to id. I enjoyed your photos and I'm looking forward to hearing their trill again. They have such a distinctive call.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-43999855322797750052014-03-20T15:10:47.169-04:002014-03-20T15:10:47.169-04:00glad you got an id, I'm really bad at this.glad you got an id, I'm really bad at this. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-32325163645530838252014-03-20T14:33:16.468-04:002014-03-20T14:33:16.468-04:00Yup.. that's her, alright. :)Yup.. that's her, alright. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-58450966951226819552014-03-20T10:48:57.124-04:002014-03-20T10:48:57.124-04:00Thank you, Margaret.
It would have been, I think. ...Thank you, Margaret.<br />It would have been, I think. There were two of them. <br />That makes perfect sense. <br />Those females are tricky, aren't they?!<br />Once friends pin them down, it's easier to confirm them! <a href="http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/id" rel="nofollow"> uCornell shows them</a>!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-82706466573028701072014-03-20T09:38:55.972-04:002014-03-20T09:38:55.972-04:00It looks like it could be a red-winged black bird ...It looks like it could be a red-winged black bird female. How big was it? A bit smaller than robin size?Margaret E. Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440917934547620724noreply@blogger.com