Agelaius phoeniceus
grrlscientist | May 7, 2009tags: Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery birds] Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, photographed at San Bernard Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 20 March 2009 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with tsn-pz camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Rick Wright, author of Aimophila Adventures and Managing Director of WINGS Birding Tours Worldwide, writes:
A couple of years ago I was leading a…
grrlscientist | April 27, 2009tags: leucistic Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] leucistic Red-Winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 18 January 2009 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2009:01:18 08:46:49
Exposure Time: 1/750
F-Number: 8.00
ISO: 320
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.
grrlscientist | January 13, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and ending today.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead in the nest bush.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 12, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead following Lady Hernshead into the nest bush.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 11, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead closes in on a roosting spot.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 10, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Fledgling Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Little Hernshead prepares to cross the water to earn a big bug dinner.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 9, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Female Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Here, Lady Hernshead holds a bug in her beak. Ok, you can't really see it but its there.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size…
grrlscientist | January 8, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, nest in Central Park, NYC.
The Nest Bush. Way out on the left side you should, could, might find a tiny brown area. That is Lady Hernshead on her nest. No, really. [You'…
grrlscientist | January 7, 2008tags: red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning on the 6th of January and running through the 13th of January.
Male Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Lord Hernshead peers down from his favored lookout post.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].
grrlscientist | January 6, 2008tags: red-winged_blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, birds, NYC, Central Park, Image of the Day
My good friend, the published author Bob Levy, has sent me eight images that document the lives of a little family of red-winged blackbirds living in Central Park, NYC. These images will appear as the Image of the Day beginning today and running through the 13th of January.
Female Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, Central Park, NYC.
Lady Hernshead in all her regal glory. Well, except for that one unruly feather.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George. [wallpaper size].