A Male Red-Winged Blackbrid
These birds with a very distinctive call live all year around in Vancouver close to mashes, wetlands, the 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.
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| Section | Nature: Songbirds |
| Folders | Animals, Birds etc. |
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| Camera | Canon PowerShot S3 IS |
| Lens | Unknown 6-72mm |
| Aperture | 3.5 |
| Exposure time | 1/160 |
| Focus length | 72.0 mm |
| ISO | 100 |
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Tatjana Puc Kous 20/04/2011 20:01
Proud male! Super!Maria João Arcanjo 19/04/2011 9:44
++++Angelika El. 18/04/2011 20:27
Ein ganz zauberhafter Vogel - wunderschön, mit den farbigen Federn im Flügelbereich! Hast ihn auch wirklich ganz super erwischt!!!
LG!
Angelika
Mark Billiau. 18/04/2011 11:26
Splendid bird picture !!Mark
Pierre LAVILLE 18/04/2011 8:13
Un bel oiseau +++++++Amitiés Pierre
Arnica 17/04/2011 19:15
Na dieser scheint erfolgreich zu sein mit seiner Werbung um ein Weibchen so schön rot wie seine Federn leuchten. Er hat auch schon den richtigen Machoblick drauf ;-))LG Arnica
Don Ursus 17/04/2011 10:45
Great Shoot!Lg Urs
Lawson McCulloch 16/04/2011 21:05
A very lovely pose from this beautiful bird.best wishes from Lawson.
Fons van Swaal 16/04/2011 18:53
As soon as I seen it I knew it was yours....I remember these birds very well ....
Nice shot Adele....
Good week-end..
F....
gemblue 16/04/2011 18:14
Adele he looks like he is posing for you :-) remarkable - and absolutly perfectly shot. Congratulations Adele!Conny11 16/04/2011 18:10
Klasse hast du ihn erwischt...........++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
LG Conny
Claudio Micheli 16/04/2011 15:40
Ottima cattura, bravissima come sempre!Ciao!
Deryck 16/04/2011 11:44
Stunning shot of this bird. I'm impressed by the amount of detail you got in the dark feathers. Interesting info tooDeryck
Jens Hansen 16/04/2011 10:59
sehr schöne Aufnahme! Scharf, gute Bildaufteilung und schöner HG!! Well done!Best
Jens
Canan Oner 16/04/2011 10:29
Oh I thought black birds were all in black with an orange beak...This is different and handsome with his mischievous look :-))Nice capture Adele....
Hugs,
Canan