A couple more from my backyard; I've seen a lot of male Red-winged Blackbirds around lately but today is the first sighting of the female and she looks entirely different from the male but pretty in her own way.
Nothern Cardinal, male:
Red-winged Blackbird, male and female:
~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!