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Photo of the Day #615: Red-winged blackbird

By laelaps on June 19, 2009.

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A red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), photographed at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware.


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It's easy to recognize the female of the species, because she's not black and doesn't have red wings. ;-)

why would it be easy to identify if it's NOT REDWINGED and NOT BLACK? Seems it would be a bit confusing to me

I love these birds. Around our house, we only have blackbirds, crows, and vultures. (Besides the ospreys, bald eagles, and on rare occasions, red-tailed hawks.)

they've got such pretty voices... I could listen to them all day long