Showing His Colors

Good on black. Spotted this red-winged blackbird chirping away in the tall grass. Sure brings his colors out.

[The Intermittent Photographer aka Blue Rose]

Great capture

[GaryW]

Very pretty.

[Ann]

FANTASTIC SHOT.

[Susanne]

They are so photogenic and amongst all that green he is totally noticeable!
He just can't hide!

[Yeshanghai]

Love the color contrast

[Anne ❀]

nice timing, nice pose, great shot

[Islandgirl]

Oh I love these guys and they are hard to photograph.
Love how he stands out against the green grass!
Super shot Milanie!

[mzbull]

Really liking the wing focus

[KWind]

Wonderful shot! I like how the bird is framed by all the grass.

[Ann T.]

Very nice shot! I saw one of these about a week ago but could never get close enough to get a good picture. Great job!

[Rob Crosby]

FAV! I'm still trying to capture that full red shoulder! Nicely done!

[Rick Schies]

And sharing a song

[Tara]

So pretty! Great capture.

[Rick]

The colors really stand out on the black. Very pretty. Nice shot.

[*lynn]

wonderful capture ... love to see red winged blackbirds

[Steve]

Great colors and very well captured. I shot a red winged blackbird today but it didn't turn out very well at all.

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Nothing quite like those, is there. I like the lines, both horizontal and vertical.

[Rosan]

Wonderful capture!

[Christine Webb]

Good shot

[Nicole]

Beautiful how the red and yellow pop of his wings!

[Dione Giorgio]

Excellent capture of this beautiful bird. His wings really pop.

[Tony]

Brilliant colours and gorgeous capture. Fav

[sally agnew]

Love those wings :)

[Pam]

I love their red. Lovely shot!

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Don't their colors just pop, especially in this sea of green grass.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture against the green grass

[Nina Ganci]

amazing colours and capture

[Margaret Brown]

Wow, He is certainly colourful! Never seen one of these handsome chaps before, ours are all black with a bright yellow beak

[Mary Siegle]

Red-winged blackbirds are my favorites! FAV

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot.

[Anja]

His colors are very pretty!

[Lois]

Fantastic capture of this red winged blackbird!

[eDorre]

Fav-amazing! What a pop on black!!

[Sue Jenkin]

very nice, red winged blackbirds have such a nice song

[Kathy]

Soooooooooooooo beautiful! Haven't seen but ONE here and that is in 35 years!!! Great capture! FAV!

[Laur]

Striking and crisp and clear!

[Carole Imes]

I haven't seen one in so long. They have such a pretty song. Beautiful photo, Melanie.

[Susan]

I saw these for the first time on my recent visit. What a noise they make and what striking colours they have. I didn't manage to get anywhere near this close. Great shot!