Female Red-winged Blackbird

Really, it is. Taffy sent me a photo of this bird last week and several of us tried to figure out what it was. The Merlin Bird App even said it was a Red-winged Blackbird. But I rejected it as such -- as did Taffy, because we KNOW what a Red-winged blackbird looks like (and sounds like) because there are so many around here. https://365project.org/jyokota/365/2020-06-16

Shows what we know. Females look VERY different from the male.
Taffy's capture here: https://365project.org/taffy/365/2021-04-17

[Diana]

Amazing capture and wonderful details, love your narrative!

[gloria jones]

Impressive closeup and details

[Linda]

Beautiful shot of an elusive bird! The females hide so well that most people never connect them with their noisy, fancy mates.

[Kim]

I like how you've captured her behind the web. Thanks for the identification lesson. :)

[Lin]

Fav - what fantastic details.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Fantastic capture! FAV!

[Pam Knowler]

What a beauty! I saw the male when I was with you but not the female.

[Leon Buijs]

Wonderful image, beautiful bird, great details

[Taffy]

Gorgeous detailed capture! I went back to look a second time and love the tuft on her neck that you've captured.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Lynne]

This is wonderful

[Korcsog Károly]

Very nice shot!

[Pat Knowles]

A very unusual looking bird...great sleuthing!

[Dianne]

What a terrific image. It’s so interesting how different the markings are between genders.

[haskar]

Beautiful capture and great focus. I think she's hunting a spider from the web.

[Allison Maltese]

A lovely detailed shot. I get more males than females at my feeder.

[Rosie Kind]

Fantastic photo with great detail. Even the cobweb looks lovely

[Caroline]

Wonderful. Great details. You even got the bug caught in the web.

[Carole Sandford]

Fabulous capture!

[Rob Z]

Marvellous photo - and I love her with her apparent mullet...

[Joan Robillard]

Great close up

[cityhillsandsea]

Such deliciously crisp detail!

[Milanie]

So sharp!

[Bill]

Very nice detail on this female RWBB. I've been confused by them myself.

[Esther Rosenberg]

They do look so different than the male. Beautiful details, I can pretty much count each feather.

[Jane Pittenger]

Looks like one to me!

[Rick]

Cool looking bird. great shot.

[Louise & Ken]

I love reading about the learning process you and Taffy went through here! I, too, love the red-wing blackbirds and their songs...I just assumed male and females looked the same! Here, I'm rather taken with how pointed the beak is!

[Elizabeth]

Your detail is incredible!

[eDorre]

Lovely!

[Lee-Ann]

Beautiful shot.

[Casablanca]

A beauty!

[Peter Dulis]

fabulous capture

[KV]

Awesome detail... the bird is gorgeous but the spider web at the bottom adds interested too.

[tony gig]

Fantastic detailed shot...fav

[Shepherdman's Wife]

wonderful pic Junko

[CC Folk]

Congratulations on the TT! :)

[Vesna]

Congratulations on the TT!