Beautiful Red-winged Blackbird boy at the big sunflower feeder this morning! I may not be a fan of the majority of the blackbird family, but I’ve loved Red-wings since I was a child and used to see them near the marshy spot at the edge of the field beside our house. I love their song, and they’re so pretty. Plus, like all blackbirds, they don’t take shit from anyone or anything. I remember watching hawks flying overhead, being chased by blackbirds.