Several male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were calling out loudly in the cattails yesterday morning at Huntley Meadows Park as I walked crunchy snow on the boardwalk. There was no way that I could sneak up on the birds for a closer shot, so I was content to photograph them from a distance.
I love the look of birds against a snowy backdrop and decided to leave a lot of literal white space around the blackbirds to give a sense of the setting in which I found them. Temperature are going to soar in the next few days, so I am going to take advantage of the snow while it is still present in our area.
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Mike Powell 
Both of us posting Blackbirds today! 🙂 I hope I get to see your kind of Blackbird IRL once, it’s beautiful!
As soon as I read “black bird in white snow” I thought “exposure problems” but these are excellent shots.
I’m glad to hear that the birds are acting like spring is right around the corner.
That bird looks incredible against the white snow. Stunning image, Mike.