Saturday, April 19, 2014

Female red-winged blackbird

FEMALE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN, GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, APRIL 17, 2014

Pentax K-3
Pentax 55-300 at 300mm
1/320 sec. f11
ISO 800

This weary specimen was hiding six feet away in the bushes from the ardent male that had been pursuing her in a high-speed dogfight around the Garden. Red-winged blackbirds often display what seems to be the avian world's most energetic form of courtship.

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