Showing posts with label Red-wing blackbird migrations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red-wing blackbird migrations. Show all posts

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Brewer blackbirds gathering again..




These are all three of the photos I managed to get of a flock of Brewer blackbirds that seem to be gathering prior to heading south. One shows our monkshood flowers as well! I have noticed red-wing blackbirds beginning to form flocks as well. The males and females of that species travel in separate flocks. There is less dissension about which way to fly when the sexes fly each in their own flocks I imagine!


Saturday, September 6, 2008

Red Wing Blackbirds swarming...


Over the last couple of weeks we have seen many swarms of red-wing blackbirds as we have passed marshy areas. Apparently the red-wings fly south in segregated flocks of males and females. Perhaps this arose because of fights between the males and females over proper routes to take!