Red-Winged Blackbird

This is a very common bird in Kansas. However, as I drove home from work on this country road, I just loved the ambience of the tall grasses that accompanied him. Enlarge for better appreciation. Thanks for stopping by. :)

[eDorre]

Love the composition too! They are coming back her in MI!

[Kareen King]

@edorreandresen Thanks, eDorre. :)

[Danette Thompson]

Both the grass and the fence really add to the photo.

[Nancy]

Looks great on black really shows the blackbird..nice capture!

[Taffy]

Good capture -- details in the bird and in the grasses.

[Joan F]

Good capture.

[Denis]

A lovely clear shot Kareen....nice composition...

[Lisa Stein]

Great capture! Lovely details and compassion.

[Veronica McDonnell]

A great shot Kareen, love the windblown grass too.

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Andrina]

Great shot! It'a fascinating seeing the huge variety of birds and animals around the world ;)

[Annie D]

lovely capture :)

[Andrew S]

Beautifully marked bird! Nicely framed and cropped.

[Françoise]

Nice capture.

[Kareen King]

@danette @nanderson @taffy @joanf @landownunder @bkbinthecity @andrina Yes, 365 Project certainly gives us a wonderful opportunity to see so much! @annied @fishy @kiwiflora Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comments.

[Karin Hirsch]

Wonderful composition and a very lovely bird indeed, it might be common in Kansas but its looks very unusual from my point of view, since we don't have them here

[Valerie]

Nice capture, lovely detail

[Simply Amanda]

Love the color and detail. Very cool shot of the blackbird. Love the grasses and movement captured, too. I'd have maybe cropped off one side or the other to make the birdie less centered, though.

[Kareen King]

@khirsch @valanne Thanks, Karin and Valerie. @amandal Thanks for your input, Amanda. Yes, I thought about the cropping issue as well, as I normally don't center things like that. I just couldn't give up part of the grasses on the left side. Sigh . . . :)

[Cindy K]

This looks like a painting!

[Abhijit]

this is awesome. the detail in the bird is fantastic

[Simply Amanda]

I know how it goes. The grasses really are gorgeous and such a part of the photo!

[Kareen King]

@cindy_k @abhijit @amandal Thanks so much for stopping by and for your kind comments. :)

[Dakotaburns]

Great bird, he is, and you are right about the ambiance.

[Tabbycat]

What an extraordinary creature! I never knew they existed!

[Kareen King]

@dakotaburns @tabbycat Thanks so much!

[Mary Siegle]

Very excited to find this shot of yours for two reasons. First, the red-winged blackbird is my favorite bird; it never fails to give me a thrill when I see a male with that flash of red. Second, so far on 365 you're the closest geographically to me (Manhattan). So cool to see someone else photographing the Flint Hills and other KS scenes. Following you now.