A red-winged blackbird perches at a tube feeder, beak open and facing left as a seed slips from its bill. The bird and the feeder stand out sharply against a featureless, light grey backdrop.
A common grackle perches on the rim of a shallow bowl feeder, facing left, tail fanned wide in a V-shape, beak open around a peanut. The bird is rendered "sharply" against a featureless, pearl-white background.
Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OpenBeak and the Alt Theme is #Gulls.
I've gone with a red-winged blackbird and a common grackle.
March 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC #Blackbirds #Grackles