Thousands of red-winged blackbirds descend on local open space

Thousands of red-winged blackbirds descend on local open space
A massive group of red winged blackbirds takes off from a tree. (© Tony’s Takes)

After work one day last week I went for a walk through an area open space. There wasn’t much excitement to photograph but there was this crazy scene – what must have been thousands of red-winged blackbirds. Called a “murmuration”, these huge gatherings of blackbirds are guessed to be done as predator avoidance. It was cool to see and hear although I suppose if Hitchcock’s “The Birds” gave you nightmares, you might not have cared for it. 🙂

Thousands of red-winged blackbirds put on a display. (© Tony's Takes)
Thousands of red-winged blackbirds put on a display. (© Tony’s Takes)
A murmuration of red winged blackbirds takes off. (© Tony's Takes)
A murmuration of red winged blackbirds takes off. (© Tony’s Takes)
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