Let me know.

This Red-winged Blackbird did not hesitate to let me know I was too close to the nest it was guarding.

Too close.

This Red-winged Blackbird made it clear that I was too close to the nest.

Speckled.

This Red-winged Blackbird was speckled by snowflakes.

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Epaulet wearing

An epaulet wearing Red-winged Blackbird gleans the ground under the feeder.

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Announces

A Red-winged Blackbird announces, for all to hear and heed, ‘My post! This is my post! Trespass at your peril!’

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Watched

This Red-winged Blackbird closely watched me to ensure I did not approach too closely.

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Possession

Possession

This Red-winged Blackbird turned this way and that on the barbed wire fence, loudly proclaiming that this part of the world was his, fiercely defended against all comers – except an attractive female.