What kind of bird is this?

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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 15:58 on 4th July 2010 The other day while driving I saw two of the most beautiful birds. They were smallish and solid black with red wings. I have never seen those kinds of birds before and they were striking because of the red wings against the shiny black bodies. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of them, but by my description can anyone tell me what kind of birds they were? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 23:17 on 4th July 2010 They were probably Red-winged Blackbirds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-winged_Blackbird My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:08 on 5th July 2010 regarding birds,---yesterday at 8am as i was opening curtains i spotted a sparrow hawk with its freshly caught breakfast --a collared dove it was a sight i have never seen before and one i dont think i will ever see again my lawn was full of feathers as the hawk started to devour its victim. it lasted for close on an hour then it clasped the dove in its claws and headed off to a nearby wood,unfortunately i didnt get a picture. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 01:34 on 9th July 2010 Right you are, Sue. :-) That is them exactly; only they were much more striking in person. James, experiences like that are one in a million. Like something you'd see on a wild life documentary. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rob Faleer Posts: 703 Joined: 10th Jun 2005 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:51 on 9th July 2010 Red-winged Blackbirds tend to like wetlands and their call is a very distinctive high-pitched trill. We have a marsh near our house and Red-winged Blackbirds visit our birdfeeders every day. Beautiful birds--the males at least! How have you been, Diana? I hope some opportunities are opening up for you. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
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