One of my favorite sounds of springs are red-winged blackbirds singing in a marsh. They make my heart sing too. The females hadn't arrived yet, but three males were busy tuning up their vocal cords getting ready for the ladies arrival. Sketched on location at a little pond near here that the birders have named 'chevy Pond.' A large pond, Ford's Pond, is directly across the road. Chevy Pond seemed like a good name for the little pond.
Lovely sketch! I, too, love the sound of Red-Wing Blackbirds! My children and I want to do Bluebirds next as we just saw two couples on a tree right outside the window!
ReplyDeleteLovely Elva. We have these coming to our feeders and the colors are so vibrant on their wings. The flash of colors are just beautiful to see.
ReplyDeleteOoooh love, Elva! I saw these last night on our way to the city--it really feels like spring when the red-wings are finally here. I can almost hear their voices in your sketch.
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches. A neighbor of mine had a red-wing blackbird that would swoop down on him when he was working in the garden. After years of them doing that, one day it swooped in and sat on a pole and just watched from then on. I guess he gave up.....I'm not sure what to think of it. His name was Buzzy (the bird not the man) :)
ReplyDeleteGreat sketches! Not sure if we have 'em here in NM, but loved 'em in WA state! Lovely! ♥
ReplyDeleteGreat captures, Elva!
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