Today was the monthly birdwalk at Heritage Oak Winery. It's is nesting season, and watching the various species go through their courtship rituals. The pictures above are of Brewer's blackbirds, a male and a female. The poem below shares what we watched unfold...
Bird Courtship
The drab female Brewer's blackbird shows
her interest in finding a mate
by gathering nesting material in her beak
and settling back to wait
Two shiny black males vie for her attention
they plumb and preen and pose and strut
Which one will she chose?
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