Foraging in the cattails

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Foraging in the cattails

January 21, 2016 by Mike Powell

A female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) paused for a moment to pose as she foraged for food in the cattails of Huntley Meadows Park earlier this month.

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, Portraits, wildlife, Winter | Tagged Agelaius phoeniceus, Alexandria VA, Canon 50D, female Red-winged Blackbird, Huntley Meadows Park, red-winged blackbird, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 5 Comments

5 Responses

on January 21, 2016 at 9:41 am | Reply Sukanya Ramanujan

Beautiful picture and such a sweet little bird!
on January 22, 2016 at 12:26 am | Reply readpunit

Mesmerizing!! Beautifully Clicked…
- on January 22, 2016 at 5:21 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks so much. The female red-winged blackbirds tend to spend most of their time down in the underbrush, so I was thrilled when one perched for a moment up high on the cattail.
on January 22, 2016 at 4:55 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

That’s a nice shot. I wonder if she was nesting,
on January 22, 2016 at 11:53 am | Reply Charlie@seattletrekker.com

I also wondered if she was collecting nesting materials, is it a bit early for that.