Red-winged Blackbird - Female

This female Red-winged Blackbird was rummaging around among these plant stalks above the mud that was the bed of a large water pond just a couple of weeks earlier. As it clung to the stalks, trying to remain upright and balanced, the results were interesting poses that you would not normally see. While not as striking as its male counter part, I find the female Red-winged Blackbird's coloration to be beautiful in its own right.