• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.
P1050531 (2).JPG Red Winged Blackbirds
G

P1050531 (2).JPG Red Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)

I was photographing a single displaying male Red Winged Blackbird above me when suddenly another male attacked it, and both fluttered to the edge of a busy roadway near me within walking distance near my home
Habitat
A tiny ditch with scattered wet loving Cattails with pasture nearby
Location
Boise, Id. USA
Date taken
4/12/21
Scientific name
Agelaius phoeniceus
Equipment used
Panasonic FZ2500
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/2500-f5.6-320
Supporter
WOWZER! Awesome action and behavioral picture of these two Red-winged Blackbirds having a knock down drag out. Brilliant Gregg! TFS!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Gregg Martin
Date added
View count
153
Comment count
10

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ2500
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
176.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1300 second(s)
ISO
320
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
P1050531 (2).JPG
File size
1.6 MB
Date taken
Mon, 12 April 2021 10:07 PM
Dimensions
3342px x 2227px

Share this media

Back
Top