Monday, April 16, 2012

Red-winged Blackbird

RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD (AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS), LOVELACE PARK, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 13, 2012

Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300 at 300mm
1/4000 sec. f8
ISO 1600

Always a striking sight with its red and orange epaulets, this migratory (in the northern U.S.) songbird (yes, it is one) has been celebrated by the Ojibwa with an equally striking name: memiskondinimaanganeshiinh, which means "bird with a very red damn-little shoulder blade." At least that's what Wikipedia says, and you know that Wikipedia isn't always a reliable source.

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