thankyou Susan, I just noticed how the shape/curvature of the bird's front, matches the curve of the feeder : )

thankyou Alex D. Had hoped to catch the red wing blackbirds with open wings, in order to capture more of the "red", but no luck so far : )

thankyou Mary in Kent. We see these birds in the marshy areas down near the beach, close by here, but not that often in the garden. I'm still not totally certain that the speckled bird is a female red winged blackbird, its a fair bit smaller than this fella, and the beak looks different