{"id":121811,"date":"2024-02-23T04:21:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=121811"},"modified":"2024-02-23T04:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T11:29:49","slug":"urban-red-winged-blackbird-male-singing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/02\/23\/urban-red-winged-blackbird-male-singing\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Red-winged Blackbird Male Singing"},"content":{"rendered":"

I dug way back into my files this morning to share this urban Red-winged Blackbird male singing. The date was February 23, 2014, the location was my local pond. It’s hard for me to believe this image was taken ten years ago.<\/p>\n

\"UrbanUrban Red-winged Blackbird male singing on a cattail \u2013 Nikon D300, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/1000, ISO 500, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My gear was different back then, including my camera model and lens. However, my tripod and tripod head remain the same. I’m definitely glad I invested in a sturdy tripod!<\/p>\n

As I recall, it was a bright winter morning with a hint of spring in the air. The grackles and blackbirds in the area were singing as if winter had already left the valley.<\/p>\n

When I walked around the edge of the pond, I found this male Red-winged Blackbird perched on a cattail. I hoped that he would sing while I had him in my viewfinder. He obliged my wishes by singing in front of me. I don’t recall if there were any female blackbirds in the area, but he sang his heart out for a few seconds.<\/p>\n

Though it may appear that the sky with clouds was behind this male blackbird, it was, in fact, the pond’s surface.<\/p>\n

Red-winged Blackbirds are year-round residents here in the Salt Lake Valley, and I feel fortunate to have photographed them every month of the year. Their behavior does change as spring approaches when the males starting to sing and display.<\/p>\n

It already feels like spring here at home. The blackbirds have been singing<\/span><\/a> for weeks now. It won’t be long before spring migration begins in earnest and amazes me.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> 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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