RED SHOULDERS
Another of the things I miss about Maryland and the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake is a simple little bird of which the marshes are full. The red wing blackbird is a marsh bird primarily and flits from plant to plant with raucous cries. Showing off his plumage.
The red and yellow on the shoulders is very distinctive and one has to wonder what the good Lord was thinking when it came to camouflage. But that's the way it is. I suspect the coloration has to do more with the mating ritual than hiding amongst the reeds.
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