Blackbird Singing

April 03, 2012  •  1 Comment

Day 94

Have you figured out yet that I like to photograph birds? Or I should say try to photograph them in interesting ways? I also fancy myself a bit of a birdwatcher, not that it's hard to find a redwing blackbird, they're everywhere, but even the ordinary birds are interesting, just like people. I love the little things birds do, but if you don't watch them for a while you never see it, for instance these birds puff up a little and show their wings so you can see the brilliant red patch when they sing, thats the best part if you listen they have a song that sounds just like a rusty gate opening. It cracks me up, they sit up in the trees and think they are the coolest bird around, I suppose to female blackbirds they might be, but I guess only another blackbird would love that song. All birds have crazy little quirks and I love to just sit and watch them, at the feeder, in the water or even just out in the yard. They all do something different, from the most ordinary sparrow to the exotic tropical birds, it's the best part of birdwatching, not only seeing the birds but watching what they do, with what they are given.

 

"Use the talents you possess-for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except for the best."

-Henry Van Dyke


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Brenda Pittman(non-registered)
Stupendous photo! This bird is not only singing, but smiling.
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