Red-winged Blackbirds Return

I can tell when the Red-winged Blackbirds are breeding down the road. Not by sounds or by visiting but by when they return to my feeders.

I moved the Birdcam back to the kitchen side feeders to see if I could get another shot of the Indigo Bunting. Instead I heard the loud, some would say grating, call of a Red-winged Blackbird. I checked around and found one in the backyard and another over at the kitchen side.

Luckily, I got a couple shots on one through the BirdCam before the doves chased it away.



Interesting site: I watched from inside as one of the blackbirds actually fought back from the wing flicks of a dove by hissing at the dove. Good to see someone fighting back.