Posted by Dornbrau (Colorado Springs, United States) on 26 April 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This was a difficult shot to get and I was surprised it came out as well as it did considering the circumstances. This male redwinged blackbird was actually on the verge of attacking me. Apparently I was getting too close to his nest for his liking and he made several passes at my head to ward me off. I didn't realize this at first and just thought he was just harassing me until I got within a few feet of a clump of reeds and his scolding got louder and more agitated. When it finally dawned on me, I made my apologies and quickly backed out of the area. I took this last June. I wonder if I will see him again this summer. Chances are good that he will return to the same pond to nest. This time I'll know to keep my distance from the cattail patch if he is around.
* Haymes Recreation Area, Fort Carson Colorado
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Sublime. Truly spectacular capture.
26 Apr 2007 1:38am
Superb as difficult shot. Excellent done.
26 Apr 2007 4:54am
W-O-W!
26 Apr 2007 5:00am
This is really great. It is very difficult to catch them in flight they move so fast.
26 Apr 2007 5:51am
so beautiful...great capture.....very special indeed
26 Apr 2007 12:55pm
Great catch, good details and colors.
26 Apr 2007 1:57pm
Perfect, everything is just where it should be image-wise. What a spectacular bird too.
26 Apr 2007 2:23pm
Magnificent!! Period.
26 Apr 2007 4:37pm
great action shot!! -
26 Apr 2007 7:20pm
Nice one.
27 Apr 2007 12:22am
well done - great capture
27 Apr 2007 12:44am
Nice catch. I could see why this one would be tough to get.
29 Apr 2007 8:16am
WoooooooooooW ... very very good !! Nice catch , Thank you for comment Dornbrau :) Mehdi ;)
29 Apr 2007 9:31am
Excellent shot!
29 Apr 2007 3:55pm
Ya know I was just at your journal Through the eyes of the Beholder and I never realized you were here at Aminus3 also even though I have conversed with you through both web sites. My sometimes dense brain just made the connection of who you are! LOL!!! Duh.
What a lovely photograph, you did a great job! I have the redwing black birds here in the northeast also but they are so hard to capture. They come to my feeders but one little noise or movement and they are gone!
I haven't had any new photo's put up on Aminus3 lately because of the server problem but I have been updating my AOL journal lately. Stop by if you get a chance I always love to here from you! For anyone else that doesn't know my AOL photojournal exists you can visit it at http://journal.aol.com/seventhray1/rainbows-photos/ I have more photo's posted there than I do here. Again, beautiful photo dear. It's a winner! :D
1 May 2007 9:58am
nice one
1 May 2007 10:08am
What can I say? This is trully amazing...
1 May 2007 3:48pm
wonderful capture! great shot!
3 May 2007 11:05am
Great Picture, I was attacked by a red wing black bird once.
7 May 2007 11:41am
woah stunning capture ..:)
16 May 2007 9:42am
This is breathtaking! The color and action are amazing. Tremendous job!
18 May 2007 9:53am
Great action!!!
21 May 2007 4:28pm
BAM! That's a crusher. Bravo.
Cheers.
15 Jun 2007 7:33pm
These birds are amazing in real life. Your photo captures some of the flash and dynamism they exhibit in the wild. I grew up in a coastal area that had lots of wild bamboo canes along long wet shorelines; there were redwings by the thousands. I can still hear their songs in my memory, and see their flashing wings.
21 Jun 2007 1:54pm
Very good one!!!
15 Aug 2007 8:23pm
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