Sitting at my desk, could hear a red-winged blackbird in the tree outside the window. Never been able to see one well here because they’re always on top of tall trees and fly away if you look too long. So a package arrives and I don’t bother taking my phone. And the blackbird (or 2) and about eight robins are sitting in the tree above me having a coffee klatch. Get my big camera but I have no hope because the plum tree is all branches everywhere. But I SAW ONE AND IT WAS SINGING.
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@sollat Nice sighting :) Interesting compared to my experience-- I only see them in breeding season here, when they are in wetland areas on low willows (like multistemmed shrubs) or cattails-- I've never seen them anywhere near trees...lol
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There are a couple of cedars in my neighborhood. Most often, I see them at almost the apex, as high as they can sit. It’s infuriating. :blobcatlaugh:
These ones were maybe 15 to 20 feet up in the plum tree branches. Close enough to recognize from the ground, but high enough to still be difficult to photograph.
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@sollat A lot of my summer visiting birds are like that-- a few that I see only sitting far up on tree tips singing, and many that I hear and glimpse flitting about in the foliage with rarely a good look nevermind photo...lol
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It looks like they’re year-round here and only the males do the singing from on high. Now I’m wondering if some of the weird looking song sparrows are actually female blackbirds. I swear these birds are so tricky.
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