Red and Yellow
by Norman Johnson
Title
Red and Yellow
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A red-winged blackbird perches on a reed in a marsh in Riverview, Florida.
The red-winged blackbird (ageliaus phoeniceus) is argueably the most abundant bird on the North American continent, sometimes roosting in flocks of over 2.3 million birds. Their range extends from Alaska and northern Canada south to Costa Rica in Central America. The birds in Alaska, Canada and the northern United States migrate south during the colder months but most of the others stay in the same areas year-round.
The red-winged blackbird is found most often in marshy areas and can often be seen atop cattails. Thehy are often seen frequenting drier meadows and old fields in search of insects, seeds and small animals.
Male red-winged blackbirds fiercely defend their territories during breeding season spending as much as one fourth of the daylight hours in this pursuit. They chase away other males, nest predators, and have been known to chase large animals as big as horses and humans as well.
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July 14th, 2017
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Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
Norman Johnson
I'm glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
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