Remnants of Winter; Harbingers of Spring 8

April 5, 2018

This entry was posted on April 5, 2018 by Linda Grashoff. It was filed under Birds, Plants, Trees and was tagged with cattails, Kendal at Oberlin, nature, photography, red-winged blackbird.

bluebrightly

I can hear him! He’s such a classic. And he gets back early enough to watch the old cattails die and the new ones come up. 🙂

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April 6, 2018 at 4:00 PM

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- Linda Grashoff
  
  I hear his cousins when I walk past a different pond every day, but I never see them. Maybe I should walk more slowly. I love the sound. Ours sound like Song #1 here: http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-winged-blackbird, but with the first part sounding more like “book” than just the “oo” sound without the “b” and “k.”
  
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  April 6, 2018 at 4:28 PM
  
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  - bluebrightly
    
    Have you had a chance to watch them as they sing? Very funny, especially if you can see pretty close-up.
    
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    April 8, 2018 at 4:57 PM
    
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    - Linda Grashoff
      
      You mean how they puff up?
      
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      April 9, 2018 at 5:19 PM
      
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