Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Agelaius phoeniceus

This nest may never have been used, but Red-winged Blackbirds definitely bred along this lakeside. Here’s one of this year’s models, still getting some help with feeding. The feather pattern is not without interest.

mthew

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2 responses to “Agelaius phoeniceus”

  1. Paul Lamb

    Why “may never have been used”? My wife found one among the reeds at our little Ozark pond and learned the hard way that it was being used — by wasps.

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    1. mthew

      Excellent point! I was being red-wing parochial….

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