Both adult Red-wing Blackbirds have been very aggressive in this wetland area. They regard the entire pond and shoreline as "their" territory.
The male attacks or takes flight after other birds, even larger Crows. He loudly protests Starlings that feed at the shoreline. He has chased away Chickadees, Tree Swallows, and Bluebirds that tried to nest in the boxes intended for them, just because he does not want them nearby.
The female Blackbird claimed all the seed feeders near the pond as her personal property, and persecuted all other birds who tried to feed at any of them. When the feeder on our deck was taken away, she stood on the deck rail and demanded we put it back.
