Red with Envy

By James Braswell | Published March 26, 2012

Just arrived back home from a grueling, but fun, week on the Platte River in south-central Nebraska. Late nights, combined with early mornings, left a little gap in the ole sleep schedule, but I had a wonderful and very rewarding experience on the Platte. One morning, I was photographing Sandhill Cranes that were moving from […]

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Lee Metcalf NWR, Part 3

By James Braswell | Published September 22, 2011

Today’s post is the final one from the Lee Metcalf NWR and includes some other friends I met there, during my stopover on the way to Alaska. One of the cool birds that resides there is the Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus). We normally only see these birds back home (Missouri) for short periods of time, […]

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Red-Winged Wednesday

By James Braswell | Published April 6, 2011

It seems like each and every day out in the kayak brings more Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) near the kayak. Today while sitting in the kayak and hidden under some Buttonbush branches, this male Red-winged Blackbird flew in to the island I was sitting at and began to call and display all around the kayak. He got […]

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Red-winged Blackbird

By James Braswell | Published April 1, 2011

One of my recent FOY (First of Year) birds seen from the kayak include the female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus). The males have been around for quite a while, even feeding from my front porch birdfeeders, but the females have been scarce. And this was the only female I saw the other day during my […]

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“Where’s Air Traffic Control When You Need Them?”

By James Braswell | Published March 25, 2011

 During my recent kayak outings, I’ve noticed that the male Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) have really been swarming, usually in large groups. And a few are starting to display, although I’ve not had them perch close enough for good photographs yet. But I’m sure that will change very soon. Here are a couple of images, shot from the kayak, showing […]

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