Blackbirds
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Blackbird
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john blackbird
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Take advantage of whatever time is given to you. You never realize how precious it could have been until it’s over. / / Four blackbirds sit on a fence surrounding the pool at a park by our house. this is another one in memory of my brother, the third bird with the light on him and with his head tilted down is representative of my brother while the the other three birds are the rest of us kids. People have suggested he looks like the chosen one. / / film / / Oct 07, Tucson, AZ
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/ A flock of birds, it swooped and danced, Held my gaze while I stood entranced. They moved as one through the atmosphere A minuet as they drew near. Thousands of birds in a flight of grace; Each tiny bird kept its own place. The percussion beat of their drumming wings Keeping time while the multitude sings, And I can hear them on their stage in the air A traveling show to who knows where. Perhaps a summer home, a perch, A quiet place in a Silver Birch. An end to the long dance, a place to rest Where wing and song can pause in a feathered nest.
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5”x7” / acrylic on wood / 2007
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pen and ink.
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tempera and pastel on mdf, frame made of papier-maché by myself
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One of my first attempts with layered textures. Thanks for looking! View large for more detail
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100% of proceeds received from Redbubble in respect to sales of this item, will be donated to* Bush Heritage Australia Photo of a Red-winged Blackbird taken at Lac Le Jeune, BC, Canada.
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This is from the series of shots edited for the abstract seen elsewhere in my galley. I hadn’t disturbed the birds; they just decided in their ‘birdy way’ to choose that moment to lift off in a swirl from the gravel roadway in the Vic Fazio Wetlands Preserve. And it was as close to a tornado as I’ve seen here in Sacramento, California (and yes, we dohave real tornadoes here from time to time!): they lifted off in a circle that got darker and wider as more birds joined it. On the first one, everybody left and they all came back in the same circular manner (clockwise). The second time, they had a couple hundred slackers who didn’t want to participate but the air was still completely opaque, impossible to see thru them. Third departure was to the left and they landed in the field but came back in a couple minutes. Odd thing was there was no food on the road and they only pecked at it sporadically, as if they knew that was the thing to do if there had been something there. LOL! They never did leave this road so I went a different direction and when I got roughly parallel to them, I was swarmed by mosquitoes. So my guess is that the blackbirds were either gathering up the ‘skeeters’ with the circular flocking to feast on them or flocking to get them the hell away from their bodies. Anybody know if blackbirds eat mosquitoes or why this behaviour would happen? I could look it up but since I know someone here HAS to know the answer, I’ll be lazy first. ;-)
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The last time I came to the Vic Fazio Wetlands, the blackbirds were plentiful when I asked the ranger what type they were. Unfortunately, “plentiful” in my opinions wasn’t the actual condition, she told me, and both the tri-coloured and red-winged varieties were struggling to survive in Northern California. Where I saw tens of thousands, there should have been millions, making my shooting of them as individuals completely impossible that day. This weekend however, the numbers were significantly higher, tho I’m not sure if that was because there were simply more about or more surviving this year. Having just the 70-300mm telephoto lens available for a while, I concentrated upon the task of getting some good shots of them while I could. Tri-Coloured Blackbirds aren’t very consistant in their HTL’s (human tolerance levels, or how much trouble a subject gives me when I want a shot and it knows it. ;-) ). They were either flock so close that, when they take wing, you’re both dazzled and discomforted or they will spook 100 yards away and fly back to the same spot even if you’re closer than before. LOL! Individuals seems to have different HTL’s too: some will stay close when you stay in the vehicle, and some will spook no matter what. The only consistency I could find was that all the females spooked all the time. One thing is of note and I won’t be embarrassed if it’s pointed out that I am dead wrong on this. There are two types of blackbirds in my area: the tri-coloured ones and the red-winged ones. That’s not too complicated until you find that both have three colours and both have red wing chevrons. Better yet, the colour that’s not in common – yellow or white – is in a subspecies of the ones the species with the yellow. Great. Added to the fact that I’m ‘bird ignorant’ and colourblind, both birds look alive to the computer as well. (sigh) So if someone knows the distinguishing feature(s) that make a positive identification possible between these two trickster feathered monsters, please share the info and I’ll make labeling adjustments as needed. Thanks! :-)
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What you are seeing is only a Small part of this swarm of birds. It seemed to never end. Was amazing. I keep wondering HOW do they keep from flying into one another? I have shots of a whole group flying through fence and barbed wire… incredible synchronistic skills! Shot off HWY33 Between Cashion and Guthrie Oklahoma.
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I didn’t add anything last night to this description because I was extremely tired. I started this Idea as a painting, but I thought that I could do something more true to my original Idea as a digital Image. The blackbirds symbolize My siblings and I. My Older Sister, myself and my little brother.
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Digital
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Just a little fun to try out different angles of perspective…
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It was a foul day today (gales, driving rain and bad light) but I managed to get some shots of magnolias and this cute little bird. / : / : / All images taken at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. / : / : / Various images laid out in photoshop, set into a custom frame and with a few textures overlaid. / : / : / 31st August 2008 / : / : / Inspired by: / ‘Blackbird’ / (Lennon/McCartney) Blackbird singing in the dead of night / Take these broken wings and learn to fly / All your life / You were only waiting for this moment to arise. Blackbird singing in the dead of night / Take these sunken eyes and learn to see / All your life / You were only waiting for this moment to be free. Blackbird fly Blackbird fly / Into the light of the dark black night. Blackbird fly Blackbird fly / Into the light of the dark black night. Blackbird singing in the dead of night / Take these broken wings and learn to fly / All your life / You were only waiting for this moment to arise / You were only waiting for this moment to arise / You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
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Male red-winged blackbird in the wetlands on the south west coast of British Columbia, Canada. The area is on the Pacific Flyway for migrating birds.
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This female blackbird appeared a couple of years ago and was in bad shape so we fed her and she got better. We called her Hayley because she waddles a bit and reminds me of Hayley in Coronation Street. When I’m gardening I hear her nearby sneezing! I think she has hayfever or something!!!! In this shot she is sitting sunbathing on the step outside my back door and couldn’t be bothered to move.
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digital layered collage of silhouetted trees, birds and various textures created in photoshop and Artrage.
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If anybody can identify this bird please bmail me or leave a comment ty My bird expert says it is a young hen Blackbird. Thanks for the suggestions
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Taken in my Mum & Dad’s garden. A couple of blackbirds are nesting in the Pampas grass at the bottom of the garden. Mr Blackbird has been out to get food for his family. He kindly stopped for a breather and I was able to get this shot.
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