On my daily training runs with Hera I found a red-wing blackbird’s nest in the reeds at the edge of a pond in the spot near the Rideau River where I run her. I am keeping an eye on the nest, taking care not to disturb the birds, and in due course saw that four chicks were hatched. I used my camcorder to capture some candid footage of the mother blackbird feeding her chicks.
Video produced and published by Geoffrey
Female red-winged blackbird on her nest in the reeds at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, May 18, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey.
Red-winged blackbird nest in the cattails in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 2, 2013. I will keep an eye on this nest over the next several weeks, from a safe distance, to see how the blackbirds make out in their effort to raise a brood of chicks.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
Female red-winged blackbird at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
Male red-winged blackbird perched in a tree next to the Rideau River, April 23, 2013.
Male red-winged blackbird back from his winter sojourn in more southerly regions of North America, ready to find a mate, April 8, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
Geoffrey & Mika 