Here are four different birds for this #featheredfriday by @melinda010100
The first bird is a red-winged blackbird right in the process of dive bombing me. Their chicks have emerged from the nest and they are extra aggressive right now.
Even the female red-winged black birds get in on the aerial attacks. They mostly just hover above your head making growling and shrieking noises.
The poor males have to pant in the hot summer as they absorb all the sunrays making them hot.
As I was walking around the prairie I heard the familiar song of an eastern towhee.
I tried to get him to get out from the dark shadow of the branch he was sitting on, but he wouldn't budge no matter how much I tried imitating his call.
It must have been nice for him to get the shade blocking his red eye as he called for a mate in these branches.
Later on I heard a complex little call and looked for a long time in the leaves and finally spotted this yellow warbler.
Fortunately this one stayed put for a few shots. Usually I only catch glimpses of them flitting through the trees and can never located them for a focused shot.
Here it is belting out its complex song.
The next little guy I spotted by chance because it wasn't make any noise and was sitting still on a branch right above my head.
I'm pretty sure this is a pine warbler and it stayed in a small area and didn't seem to mind me being around.
Quite the good little poser. I didn't get to hear it sing but it posed in perfect lighting for many clear shots.
That's all for now, hopefully I'll see some more interesting birds for next week. Happy #featheredfriday :-)