{"id":109625,"date":"2023-01-15T05:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T12:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=109625"},"modified":"2023-01-15T05:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T12:40:36","slug":"male-red-winged-blackbird-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/01\/15\/male-red-winged-blackbird-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Red-winged Blackbird In January"},"content":{"rendered":"

While I was at Farmington Bay WMA three days ago I stopped to photograph a male Red-winged Blackbird that I spotted on an old dead branch.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Red-winged Blackbird up close \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/320, ISO 500, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The clouds had moved in over the marsh and the light I had wasn’t the greatest so I made the most of what I had. These dark, black birds can be challenging to expose properly and the cruddy, low light actually worked in my favor.<\/p>\n

I was close enough to the male blackbird that I had no choice but to photograph him vertically. Plus, there were branches to his right and left that could have been distracting in my images if I had opted to move farther away from him. I stayed put and photographed him with my camera turned vertically.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Red-winged Blackbird displaying in January \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/320, ISO 500, +1.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Things got a little dicey when the male Red-winged Blackbird began to sing<\/span><\/a> and display. When he displayed and moved his wings I had zero room side to side and I clipped his wings in quite a few of my photos. I kept firing away him hoping that in a few images his wings wouldn’t be clipped. It was the right choice because I had a few photos where I didn’t clip his ebony wings.<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbird males singing and displaying in January isn’t unusual here in northern Utah. Their songs and behaviors are a reminder to me that spring isn’t far away now. I don’t want to wish winter or the moisture we have gotten away but I’d sure enjoy a bit more sunshine than we have had since November!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Red-winged Blackbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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