{"id":15377,"date":"2022-04-28T06:10:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T10:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15377"},"modified":"2022-04-28T06:10:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T10:10:48","slug":"maine-spring-edition-red-winged-blackbird-female","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15377","title":{"rendered":"Maine spring edition: Red-winged Blackbird (female)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"15375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=15375\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?fit=2000%2C1583&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1583\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650900462&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;219.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc06634\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?fit=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?fit=904%2C715&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=904%2C715&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=1024%2C810&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=768%2C608&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=1536%2C1216&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?resize=904%2C716&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06634.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Red-winged Blackbird (female): Kennebunk, Maine, USA, April 2022 \u2014 This is clearly a Red-winged Blackbird, and I am pretty sure it is a female, and not a first-year male, because I see no patch at all on the shoulder. The eyebrow is a bit bold for a female, but still. What really surprised me is the feet\u2026take a close look at those feet. I have added a heavy crop from another photo to show the detail. Now there is foot made for wrapping around cat-tail reeds. \ud83d\ude42 Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 500 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"15376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=15376\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?fit=1730%2C1660&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1730,1660\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1650900454&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;219.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc06618\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?fit=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?fit=904%2C868&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=904%2C868&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=1024%2C983&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=768%2C737&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=1536%2C1474&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?resize=904%2C867&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/dsc06618.jpg?w=1730&amp;ssl=1 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-15377\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15377&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-15377\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15377&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15377&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red-winged Blackbird (female): Kennebunk, Maine, USA, April 2022 \u2014 This is clearly a Red-winged Blackbird, and I am pretty sure it is a female, and not a first-year male, because I see no patch at all on the shoulder. 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