*The official American Birding Association four letter abbreviation for Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoneceus). For more examples and exceptions to the basic rule, click here.
March 19, 2018. Thomson Marsh, where I do most of my weekly birding, is replete with male RWBLs this time of year. It’s a great location for trying to get that perfect RWBL shot — something I’ll never accomplish with my current equipment. I’m not complaining. Just the opposite, in fact! I’m enjoying the existential challenge of knowing that any small incremental improvement represents major progress.
This post features Rebel, a bird who loves to perform, who’s easy to locate among the dozens who populate the Marsh, and whose “camera tolerance” is about as good as it gets!
The last image has some nice sharpness in spots, but the cattail’s colour is blown out!
Back to the drawing board!
birds & musings 