syllabl362 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 taken on Wednesday about 1:00 P.M. on my feeder by video then I took screenshots . I live in Callaway , Florida , Bay County . Panhandle of Florida . there were 2 I only got pictures of this one I have safflower seeds in the feeder . at first I thought it was a crow then looked again and noticed the brown on the wings . I do backyard bird watching and videos for fun . I enjoy learning about the different kinds of birds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Red-winged Blackbird. Welcome to the forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syllabl362 Posted February 28, 2019 Author Share Posted February 28, 2019 Thank you IvoryBillHope for the response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Agree, a winter male Red-winged Blackbird. Besides lacking the brown edging on the feathers, crows are much larger and their beaks aren't as pointy. Edited February 28, 2019 by The Bird Nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syllabl362 Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 I am still not sure this bird does not have red on the wing the breast looks different and the beak is grayish and not yellow this is a photo I found that indicates it as a European Starling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) The photo you posted is of a Red-winged Blackbird. I'm guessing that you found that photo via Google. It probably had "European Starling" there as a similar species. If you right click on the image and select View Image you will see that it is labeled "red_winged_blackbird_3.jpg". European Starlings have thinner beaks, shorter tails, and different plumage (iridescent feathers with heart-shaped speckles) in winter. Yours is 100% a Red-winged Blackbird. Edited March 1, 2019 by The Bird Nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooFly Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Also, European Stalings have different colored beaks and feet! Best way to distinguish them from a red-winged black bird. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 12 hours ago, TooFly said: European Stalings have different colored beaks Not always. Some have black beaks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syllabl362 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Okay I accept your answers it's a Red Winged BlackBird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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