{"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 &#8211; Brewer&#8217;s Blackbird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-12753 size-full\" title=\"Brewer's Blackbird female\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773.jpg\" alt=\"Brewer's Blackbird female\" width=\"850\" height=\"606\" data-id=\"12753\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27606%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20606%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27606%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-250x178.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-400x285.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773-800x570.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/brewers-blackbird-mia-mcpherson-3773.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Brewer&#8217;s Blackbird female<\/span><\/p>\n<p>One year ago today it was slow on <a href=\"http:\/\/stateparks.utah.gov\/parks\/antelope-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antelope Island<\/a>, not many birds were close enough to photograph but on the way home I spotted this female Brewer&#8217;s Blackbird on some rocks near one of the bridges on the causeway to the island. I like the setting, the bird&#8217;s pose with her raised foot and the wispy grass stalks in the background. She made the trip worth it.<\/p>\n<p>The females are not as colorful as the male Brewer&#8217;s Blackbird but they do show a tiny bit of iridescence on the tops of their tails.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/brewers-blackbird-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">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":"<p>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&#8217;s Blackbird on some rocks near one of the bridges on the causeway to the 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