The arrival of the Red Winged Black Birds brings life back to the ponds once the overwintering waterfowl have left. This Female is perched and listening to the males who are just now starting to sing their songs. Clear Creek, Denver CO.
The arrival of the Red Winged Black Birds brings life back to the ponds once the overwintering waterfowl have left. This Female is perched and listening to the males who are just now starting to sing their songs. Clear Creek, Denver CO.
nature has no boss 
I sit perched in my seat, wishing I could hear her song!
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Thanks, she is listen as well.
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She really is listening, great capture, Mike! And what a beautiful series of flutey gurgles she is hearing.
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Hi Jet, sorry for the tardy response but this week things we just darn busy. It is amazing that from the day I posted this photo until now the influx of these guys has been rapid. Last evening the pond we walked around was filled with the songs of males.
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Lovely shot. Spring is slow to arrive here but I’ve seen a few and now recognize their song.
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Hi Belinda, we have had a bit of an early but unpredictable spring here cold-warm-snow wind all in a day or two. RWBB’s are sure fun birds to watch.
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Lovely moment
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Thanks and thanks for the feedback as we really enjoy and appreciate it. We usually reply timely but this week was very hectic so thanks for your patience.
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They are back here too. Some of the males stayed through the winter, I guess because we put out food, but it got pretty cold. The females and the rest of the males have come back and the guys are singing up a storm! It’s so nice. 🙂 Lovely shot, Mike.
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Hi and glad to hear they are back in force as they are indeed a true harbinger of spring. Yesterday we took and walk around a pond and the males were sure singing up a storm.
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Their songs mean spring to me. Great shot of a female – the males usually get all the attention!
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Hi Eliza, yes those flashy males sitting thigh on the reed singing their song do seem to grab the headlines. I find the females just as wonderful with some subtle coloring that is amazing.
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Female red-winged blackbirds are under-appreciated. Thanks for sharing.
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I agree and given that they are hidden in the reed and cattails so much of the time less frequently seen and photographed.
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Last year, a pair nested in the grasses in a meadow where I monitor nestboxes. I got to see her frequently as she monitored me. A rare treat.
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Hi Martha that must have been a great treat. Did they have youngsters to watch grow up?
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I didn’t see young, nest so well concealed, but behavior certainly suggested they were there.
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Behavior is so much fun to observe and teaches us so much about the birds we observe.
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awesome shot…..
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Thanks.
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Gorgeous it’s started to warm up here also and you can see Spring is on it way!
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Wonderful, we have had a yo-yoing spring around here warm-snow-warm-snow.
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