A Male Red-Winged Blackbird
These birds with a very distinctive call live all year around in Vancouver close to mashes, wetlands, lakes and ponds. The size and intensity of red in their patch is directly related to how successful the male is in attrracting a female (quoting my birdbook). The female of the species is not black but heavily striped brown with a marked buff streak over the eye.
There was a large number of Blackbirds attracted to the feeder in the Fraser River marshland - they were able to reach the food through the squirrel-safe metal guard.
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| Section | Nature: Songbirds |
| Folders | Animals, Birds etc. |
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| Camera | Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi |
| Lens | Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM |
| Aperture | 6.3 |
| Exposure time | 1/400 |
| Focus length | 210.0 mm |
| ISO | 400 |
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Pierre LAVILLE 27/11/2011 10:14
Il est superbe.++++++++
Amitiés Pierre
Silvana W. 23/11/2011 21:37
Great shot,Adele***Excellent sharpness and contrast of colours ¡Compliments*Inez Correia Marques 23/11/2011 13:20
wow!! he is on a mission.. A photo full of tension . love it Adele... KissSegura Carmona 22/11/2011 12:02
Una maravilla de luz color y encuadre, un abrazo Adela.Arnica 21/11/2011 22:31
They seem to be very intelligent birds. I like the red spot in their coat. You made a top photo with the right depth of sharpness very nice to see.Cheers Arnica
Sanja Kosanovic 21/11/2011 10:15
Good shot, dear Adele...Armin Leitner 19/11/2011 21:59
Are you sure he wants to get inside the cage ?a super shot.
Warm regards,
Armin
Tatiana Gutskova 19/11/2011 10:51
and where everything is?bw Tatiana
Fons van Swaal 17/11/2011 11:23
Different from our Blackbirds who are missing the red feathers and the beak is not that pointed....Nice shot Adele....
Regards,
F...
( Many thanks for all the recent comments)
Zenonas 16/11/2011 22:54
Amazing work! Bravo!regards
z
Lawson McCulloch 16/11/2011 22:35
That touch of red really sets of this beauty.best wishes from Lawson.
zanon 16/11/2011 22:26
molto bella complimenti e brava ciaovittorio L 16/11/2011 22:07
Really fantastic !!I like the position of this little black bird !!!
Vittorio
co volo 2 16/11/2011 21:41
Menno,soon Piepmatz möcht` ich auch mal abschiessen :Pierre LAVILLE 16/11/2011 20:58
Superbe shoot+++++++++
Amitiés Pierre