[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This first year male Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at Laguna Atascosa NWR, Rio Hondo, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 22, 2010)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This male Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at Sax-Zim Bog, Meadowlands, Minnesota. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 10, 2018)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at Quivira NWR, Stafford, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 14, 2019)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This male Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 02, 2022)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This female Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at the pools along the Wildlife Drive at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 25, 2025)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This male Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at the pools along the Wildlife Drive at Quivira NWR, Great Bend, Kansas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: April 27, 2025)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This female Red-winged Blackbird was photographed at Brigantine NWR, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1981)

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 13 in.]

This male Red-winged Blackbird was photographed in Stone Harbor, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1996)