Birds of Kentucky: Red Winged Blackbird
2021-06-25 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
A male red winged blackbird. All About Birds says that "Male Red-winged Blackbirds fiercely defend their territories during the breeding season, spending more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense. He chases other males out of the territory and attacks nest predators, sometimes going after much larger animals, including horses and people." Comments | Permalink
2021-06-25 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
A male red winged blackbird. All About Birds says that "Male Red-winged Blackbirds fiercely defend their territories during the breeding season, spending more than a quarter of daylight hours in territory defense. He chases other males out of the territory and attacks nest predators, sometimes going after much larger animals, including horses and people." Comments | Permalink