A female, Red-Winged Blackbird with its mottled plumage perches atop a woody reed stem as it looks to its next destination.

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Size: 3899px × 2194px
Location: Alberta, Canada
Photo credit: © Lux Artium / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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