This week we have both a male and female bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus,) found in the tall grasses of Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina. Now, why there has only been one appearance of them before, I cannot say, since they are found throughout the eastern seaboard, but it might have something to do with there being no fields of tall grasses and grains anywhere near where I usually spend my time. This guy does at least appear to like his grains. It’s the male of course, while the female is below:
When I re-use these images, they come along with the original ‘alt data’ from the first time I posted them, both of which had typos within them – sheesh. And while I’m not a ‘birder,’ I will take the opportunity to record species that I haven’t seen before, as long as they’re not just some variation of sparrows or ‘brown birds’ – not that I have anything against brown birds, mind you, some of my best friends are… well, not really, but regardless, I’m cool with them, I just find them boring.
I took that same opportunity to do some brief video clips as well, braced against the open window of the vehicle we took through the refuge – mostly just feeding behavior, but I did get their calls in there.
I believe this was the last time that we passed through that refuge, which has been a little long – I’ve been to Montezuma in New York three time since then, though I can put those down to extenuating circumstances. Still, we should get back to Savannah at some point…