Red-winged Blackbird – St Marks National Wildlife Reserve Florida
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus are strong, agile fliers found year-round in all 48 contiguous United States. They spend the breeding season taking off and landing in wet places like fresh or saltwater marshes and rice paddies. Despite a decline of 30% in population over the past 50 years, they remain one of the most abundant native birds on the continent.1
Following clean-up from Hurricane Michael, St Marks National Wildlife Refuge reopened to visitors Sunday, October 21.
1Red-winged Blackbird Life History. All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 2017, www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Gallinule/lifehistory.
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/2500 – iso 500
