Around this time of year, male red-winged blackbirds are at the peak of their beauty - and their aggressiveness. Just ask anyone who's been divebombed by a protective feathered father. Males fluff ...

Let's reconstruct the events that must have occurred at the place shown in the photo before the photo was actually taken. 1. The female pulled some cattail stems together about 4 feet above the ground ...

What could be more natural on a warm summer's day than enjoying a stroll on a path around a wetland filled with waving grasses and the songs of marsh birds? What could seem more unnatural than to ...

Wisconsin's wetlands are about to get a whole lot louder. Red-winged blackbirds have been steadily arriving with southern winds and are setting up their territory for spring breeding season. Females ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. It feels worth starting this column by acknowledging this was a weird year ...

Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger of spring in northern ...

From the marshy "squall" of red-winged blackbirds to the bright white stripe of the bobolink among the tall grass, the return of certain birds from their fall migration back to their breeding habitat ...

I was down in New York visiting family this past weekend and had a nice preview of what to expect during the upcoming weeks of spring. They are a little bit ahead of us down there - still no leaves on ...

It's not a surprise, and it happens every late May to mid-July: Red-winged blackbirds acting aggressively toward humans they perceive as a threat. Don't take it personally. Red-winged blackbirds ...

It’s a warm weather rite as unfailing and unwelcome as sunburn — the sudden attack of a red-winged blackbird, driven to protective fury by the approach of an unsuspecting cyclist or pedestrian. These ...