guarding territory. (looks a bit like I felt yesterday).
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Red-winged blackbirds male
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Beautiful particularly like the beak and the way the heads turned I'll start painting when if ever I feel settled 🤔🌛🌠
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Please share when you do!!!
Lovely drawing Wallowa, striking colours. Are the females black with no colour?
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Thanks! Actually, they are sort of bland brown streaked -so they can hide in the grass. As it happens, yes, I have a drawing! And here SHE is!
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Thank you, it’s a lovely drawing. I would think the males would have trouble blending in if they tried to hide in the grass. So being bland has its benefits.🙂
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The red wing patches are how they dominate each other (the males, I mean). One researcher blacked out the patches one season and the "not red" redwings got pushed to the bottom of the territory pile.
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That’s so interesting, so in theory if one had larger red patches it would be higher up the pecking order.
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hi wallowa...
just love both drawings... so very nice...
media? looks like marker maybe ??
the red-wing looks like i felt all wkend... and now.... guarded... on guard... waiting 'for next shoe to drop'....
This is so good Wallowa. Are you still showing your sketches? xx
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There's a festival (probably virtual) coming up soon, so I'm entering that.
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Good for you, I hope it goes well for you. xx
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thanks!
I second what Jerry has said. I hope today is better for you Wallowa.🙂👍🌈🌺🐴🐎
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It's better today. Thanks!
Great colour and cross-hatching. Makes him look very solid and as if he really does mean business guarding his territory!
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Thanks!!!!!!
Thanks... it's better today!
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