Holding Back

A male red-winged blackbird refusing to show me the fullness of his red shoulder patches. This was the best he would give me. I'll be back :)

[Jo Worboys]

Still a great shot though Heather

[Beryl Lloyd]

a lovely shot Heather , I had never seen this bird but now on 365 - I love how we still learn and widen our knowledge through this site ! fav

[Heather]

@beryl Me too, Beryl :)

[Barb]

Still far nicer than the ones I have managed to get... Lovely, colorful photo!

[Joanne Diochon]

He is showing you his very glossy black feathers though.

[wendy frost]

A great capture and a lovely bird to find on the feeder.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful shot though. Definitely caught some of that beautiful red.

[Yao RL]

Beautiful red spot.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

they are really lovely

[Diana]

What a cheeky fellow, still a fabulous capture of the two.

[Dawn]

A nice capture

[KV]

Awesome shot… so nice to see the red & white on the blackbird. The sparrow looks hard at work on the suet.

[carol white]

A lovely capture of these two birds feeding. Fav 😊

[Heather]

@bjywamer Thanks, Barb! Some people manage to get shots with the red in full display- that's my goal anyhow :)

[Jeremy Cross]

Great shot

[Jo Worboys]

Still a great shot can Def. see the red. Fav

[haskar]

Patience is very important when photographing birds. Lovely shot.

[Sue Cooper]

What a beautiful blackbird Heather. His red wings are stunning. Fav.