So many #RedWingedBlackbirds on the walk home today and none of them has divebombed me yet. It's like "The Reverse Birds"

This weekend, female and nonbreeding male #RedwingedBlackbirds arrived here. The females look distinctively different but if you pay attention to some details like beak shape and some color hints, you can tell what they are. The #Robins are also frolicking around, and I would not be surprised to see them starting to build nests this week. I may even consider setting up the pond, if work time permits. #birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #nature #Ostdrossel

In a couple of weeks we've gone from noticing the first #redwingedblackbirds to there being dozens having a raucous jam in the trees by the house. Lots of grackles in the mix, too. Did have another first today, though: #easternmeadowlark. Didn't see it but kept hearing its call over the fields while out walking down the road with the dogs. #spring

More snow is in the forecast for tonight but spring vibes are wafting through the yard like an unstoppable force. So far I have only heard Robins and not seen them yet but I am sure it won’t be much longer. The #Grackles and #RedwingedBlackbirds are filling the air with their distinctive raspy calls, and show off to each other in the sunshine. It is a time of promise that not even more snow can dampen.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #signsofspring #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

March is well on its way into spring, and it is noticeable when you step outside right away. The #RedwingedBlackbirds and Grackles have even started to puff up already, and it is glorious to listen to and watch. The #Titmice have also become a lot more vocal, and the #Goldfinches are turning more and more yellow, changing into summer feathers. It is just so lovely to see the changes.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #birdsofnorthamerica #Ostdrossel #blackredyellow #birdwatching #nature #photography

Despite the snow today, there are #signsofspring everywhere. The Starlings are beginning to change into their summer plumage, losing the spots and becoming glossy and iridiscent, the beaks are turning yellow and the legs more red. They are travelling in groups with Grackles, Cowbirds and #RedwingedBlackbirds, one of which also visited today. It appears to be an immature male.
#birds #birdsofMastodon #springmigration #sturnusvulgaris #birdwatching #Ostdrossel #birdphoto

This week started with a spring-feel but ended with an icestorm. The backyard looked beautiful this morning, the lawn covered in frosted dew, and frozen, molty-looking layers over every branch. But there were hints of spring. #Grackles, #RedwingedBlackbirds and a #Cowbird came. All good stuff for the #greatbackyardbirdcount #birds #birding #birdsofMastodon #Ostdrossel

for #Humpday
#LoveIsLove #Wildlife #WildlifeWednesday #naturelover #WildlifePhotography #WildlifePhotographer #Birds #birdsofmastodon #RedwingedBlackBirds #ArtBooster #Art #Seattle #PNW

Annual winter reminder that those flocks of #sparrows that descend upon your #feeders like this are actually #RedWingedBlackbirds.
#birding #ornithology Flock of #tinosaurs!