Red-winged Blackbird doing the Splits

by Judi Dressler

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Red-winged Blackbird doing the Splits

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Judi Dressler

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It was springtime, and male Red-winged Blackbirds were trilling their mating call everywhere, hoping to woo females and defend their territory. This one was not only singing his heart out, but doing it in grand style while doing 180 degree splits with his legs! And look at those amazing shoulder epaulets, or shoulder decorations. I hope he got what he wanted. :)

One of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires. Glossy-black males have scarlet-and-yellow shoulder patches they can puff up or hide depending on how confident they feel. Females are a subdued, streaky brown, almost like a large, dark sparrow. In the North, their early arrival and tumbling song are happy indications of the return of spring.

Photo taken on April 22nd, in Longmont, Colorado

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