The Sandhill Cranes the red wing Blackbird and the occasional Canadian Geese the old metal bridge was noisey this sunrise Lewellen, Nebraska. ##winstonsprairiewreaths #westernnebraska #northplatteriver #northplatterivervalley #lewellensandhillcranes | Winstons Prairie Wreaths

Red-winged Blackbird Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Red-Wing Blackbird by Ray Sawyer

Hand feeding a red wing blackbird. Delta BC Canada

male red-winged blackbird and western osprey. When these two species nesting in the same locality, the blackbird often attacks the osprey, defends its territory .