{"id":6386,"date":"2012-10-18T03:55:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T09:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6386"},"modified":"2021-05-10T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:48:39","slug":"one-year-ago-today-brewers-blackbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/10\/18\/one-year-ago-today-brewers-blackbird\/","title":{"rendered":"One year ago today – Brewer’s Blackbird"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Brewer'sBrewer’s Blackbird female<\/span><\/p>\n

One year ago today it was slow on Antelope Island<\/a>, not many birds were close enough to photograph but on the way home I spotted this female Brewer’s Blackbird on some rocks near one of the bridges on the causeway to the island. I like the setting, the bird’s pose with her raised foot and the wispy grass stalks in the background. She made the trip worth it.<\/p>\n

The females are not as colorful as the male Brewer’s Blackbird but they do show a tiny bit of iridescence on the tops of their tails.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Brewer\u2019s Blackbird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One year ago today it was slow on Antelope Island, not many birds were close enough to photograph but on the way home I spotted this female Brewer’s Blackbird on some rocks near one of the bridges on the causeway to the 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