Saturday’s Shots

I think the hardest part of taking pictures Saturday was deciding which shots I liked the best. The unexpected, but much-appreciated sunshine made taking pictures a joy. It, and the lack of shooting since hunting season has ended, also seemed to bring out the birds in force, particularly the Red-Winged Blackbirds. The males were loudly declaring their claim to the much-prized wetland reeds.

Despite the fact that I have nearly as many Red-Winged Blackbird shots on my hard drive as I do GBH shots, I still find it difficult, if not impossible, to not take a shot of one when they’re flashing their wings and singing loudly, as these two

Red-Winged Blackbird

were.

Red-Winged Blackbird

Too often, they come out as black blobs. It’s seldom that you’re able to distinguish the brown lines on their feathers as you can here.

I actually went back and deleted some previous shots rather than my new shots, as I usually do.