Feathered Friday - The Baby Red-Wings
I spotted a couple baby red-winged blackbirds for this #featheredfriday by @melinda010100
Look at this little homely looking guy.
It just emerged from the nest and is trying to learn how to fly while staying somewhat well hidden.
Here is the sibling attempting to fly higher on the branch. They are super clumsy right now. At this stage I've seen them accidentally fly into the water and have to swim back to shore awkwardly.
It was wondering what I was but didn't seem too afraid. It was more focused on trying to figure out how to work its wings and perch straight on the branch.
The mom was down at the lake's edge looking for food. Once she catches insect she will still fly over to the babies and feed them. I suspect by next week the babies will be a lot more independent.
The dad wasn't too impressed by my presence.
He was making his warning beep sound at me.
Hey you keep away from my family!
Fortunately this time he didn't dive bomb me or try to peck my hair. I suspect they have gotten used to people walking by and he is more on edge for other birds like herons or hawks.
Later on in the forest I noticed an oriole wing that had been chewed off by a hawk or owl. The birds better watch their back. I've seen red-wing blackbirds attacking hawks in the air quite a few times. They land on their back mid-flight then peck the heads of the hawks, sometimes multiple red-wings will be able to land on the hawk's back.
That's all for now happy #featheredfriday :-)
I love red-winged blackbirds! I never saw them in the Carolinas, but they are everywhere around the cornfields in the Midwest. !HBIT
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I like how tough they think they are lol.
I have not even heard about red-winged blackbirds so far. And I love birds. I even live with one (with a female Harris's hawk). I took a look at the red-winged blackbirds, and I find it very interesting that the male looks like a crow with a partially red wing, while the female looks like an entirely different bird. This is very interesting.
They are pretty good at attacking larger birds in the air https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2015/08/04/red-winged-blackbird-catches-ride-on-the-back-of-a-hawk/
Wow! Thanks for sharing that amazing photograph. !BEER
I hope to get one like that someday, I see it happening all the time.
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I looked up the Haris's Hawk--lovely bird! !CTP
Circle of life 😅 poor oriole. That baby blackbird is really homely. A face only a mother could love. I haven't seen any sucessful nests with chicks around the house. I'll have to check some of the nests.
It looks like the bird version of a Chinese crested hairless dog.
Yay! 🤗
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Thanks @brumest :-)
Young fledglings always look the same, regardless of the species. These feathers on the head sticking out on the sides are especially funny😀
Kind of has a mad scientist look to him.
What a funny kid in the first few photos.
They are very clumsy and their baldness and fluff makes them look like wisened old birds.
Cute babies. Only found out about this species recently, loved to know about their dive bombing skills! :)
They have good aerial attack skills. I've only been dive bombed once, they make for easy photos because they like to act tough rather than fly away.
Bummer something got the oriole. :(( Love the redwing baby photos.
Probably either an owl or hawk with a fox finishing off the leftovers probably. The redwings are super tame they could almost be petted, but I'm sure the father would dive bomb if I tried that lol.