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Photo credit: Blair Wainman
Yesterday I mentioned our red-winged blackbirds. Today on her blog Sandra Heska King‘s “glimpses of glory” and gorgeous photography give a whole new perspective to “seeing red.” As we look toward Easter in this last week of Lent, please visit and read her wonderful words.
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Beautiful photograph! Is that a cattail he’s sitting on? I love cattails, but rarely see them anymore.
Yes, it is… going to seed. We have them here growing in marshes and along roadsides bordered by water-filled ditches.
We saw our first red headed woodpecker this morning. A pair. Wow, did they do a number on the stump outside. I’m crossing my fingers and hoping they nest nearby. Isn’t spring wonderful! Beautiful photo.
I just want to come up and out and give you a hug! A big one. Or many.
We have a broken country drain in our field. Nobody can find the source. So we have a pond now, surrounded by cattails and crazy covered with redwings.
Never saw a redwinged black bird before. I guess it’s not my area?
I love to see red winged blackbirds. They live in the land around the Great Lakes where I grew up, and they fly along fresh waters in Florida. I may not see one again for a while since I am not near a lake. Thank you for the link to Sandra. Blessings to you, Carol…
The red-winged blackbird is found in most of North and much of Central America… summering in Canada and a few of the northern U.S. states. They’re really quite abundant, and they like open areas… grassy fields and wetlands. They may not be songbirds… have a squawk almost as bad as a crow’s… but they’re pretty, and I think that flash of red as they launch themselves makes up for any shortcomings.
Thanks, I’ll check her out!