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Donkees

(33,745 posts) Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:38 PM Feb 2022

Red-wing Blackbird Sighting - Conk-La-Ree!

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Red-wing Blackbird Sighting - Conk-La-Ree! (Original Post) Donkees Feb 2022 OP

Beautiful. I can usually find these in the reeds by the bay Walleye Feb 2022 #1

Seems only one arrived yesterday, is feasting on shelled peanuts with the grackles Donkees Feb 2022 #2

They do hang out with those large flocks of blackbirds Walleye Feb 2022 #3

Many more Red-wings are arriving right now, all are singing loudly Conk-La-Ree! :) Donkees Feb 2022 #4

Nice. Hoping to get out in some warmer weather today myself Walleye Feb 2022 #5

Beetles' Blackbird sung in Mi'kmaq (Indigenous Nova Scotia language) applegrove Feb 2022 #6

A beautiful way to welcome and celebrate their return. Thank you :) Donkees Feb 2022 #7

I love them. femmocrat Feb 2022 #8

Walleye

(45,484 posts)

1. Beautiful. I can usually find these in the reeds by the bay

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:40 PM

Feb 2022

Donkees

(33,745 posts)

2. Seems only one arrived yesterday, is feasting on shelled peanuts with the grackles

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:45 PM

Feb 2022

Walleye

(45,484 posts)

3. They do hang out with those large flocks of blackbirds

Reply to Donkees (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:48 PM

Feb 2022

Donkees

(33,745 posts)

4. Many more Red-wings are arriving right now, all are singing loudly Conk-La-Ree! :)

Reply to Walleye (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 12:57 PM

Feb 2022

It's a warm and sunny day and we're on the cusp of Spring

Walleye

(45,484 posts)

5. Nice. Hoping to get out in some warmer weather today myself

Reply to Donkees (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 01:00 PM

Feb 2022

applegrove

(133,112 posts)

6. Beetles' Blackbird sung in Mi'kmaq (Indigenous Nova Scotia language)

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 03:12 PM

Feb 2022

Link to tweet

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Donkees

(33,745 posts)

7. A beautiful way to welcome and celebrate their return. Thank you :)

Reply to applegrove (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 21, 2022, 03:20 PM

Feb 2022

I Hear the Song of the Red Wing Blackbird by Aaron Paquette

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

8. I love them.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Tue Feb 22, 2022, 10:27 AM

Feb 2022

One of the first signs of spring!

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