Fabulous Keep ’em coming! so I am wondering, do you have different red winged black birds than we do in MN? Ours are all black with a little red on their wings.
on the subject of brown colored red winged blackbirds… if you look closely while in the field… you will see the usual black ones with the red armbands consorting with brown ones with some russet arm bands….. the black are males… the brown…. females…. in most bird species the males are bold colored theoretically to attract the attention of predators and draw them away from the “moms”….. it works too… though it CAN be kinda tough on the males…
Thanks, dah I should have figured that out as I know females are a different duller color. Enjoy Alaska…Great place to visit can’t wait for those pics.
I also love the hayfield shot. I have been away from farming for quite a few years, but the sights and smells never leave the memory All your pics are awesome..as usual….keep them coming
thanks for all your great comments…. guess I will reward (or torture depening on how you see it!) you with a couple of more I shot today….. well.. hunting season never stops for me…. I shot a nice rooster today….
and I nailed a pair of Goldfinches out on a picknick… notice how the male eats first…. ahhhhhh nature…. what can you do? Im sure he is just going to give that morsel to his lady…. dont ya think?