From The Sol: Wild Bird Wednesday

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Red Wing Blackbirds

If I were to guess, I would say this is a juvenile judging from his or her unsteadiness on the branch ...

And, if I were to guess again, I would say this is Dad, standing by to protect and teach ...

I didn't see a Mom around ... or did I. Once again, I am only guessing :)

Andrea

Elephant's Child said...: A charmer we don't see here. Thank you.; August 2, 2016 at 4:23 PM
Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...: DID you link in this week to WBW? These shots are lovely Andrea.; August 3, 2016 at 1:26 AM
Stewart M said...: Wonderful shots - one of my favourite books - Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - features these birds in the first few pages. I was really pleased to see some in the feather a few years ago.

My Little Plover is actually in Scotland, rather than Australia, so the names may come from a Viking background. And yes, this bird and the Killdeer are very closely related. Hope all is well, and glad you liked the Glasgow post.

Cheers - Stewart - Melbourne; August 3, 2016 at 5:04 PM
Adam Jones said...: Great looking bird, and much more colourful than or European Blackbird.; August 5, 2016 at 2:29 AM
NatureFootstep said...: I see I was a late visitor this time. I was occupied with GOOGLE :(

A lovely set of birds.; August 9, 2016 at 3:42 PM