Yikes, a red wing blackbird

This one won a face off! We had just rolled to a stop at a wildlife area to watch Elk. Kent hadn’t even put the car in park when he swooped down and perched squarely on the mirror on my side. He looked me right in the eye and began his high pitched hissy squawk. I tapped on the glass. I cracked the door and slammed it. He didn’t even flinch he just kept staring and squawking. It was very creepy. I got brave and hurried out and away from the car. The blackbird circled around and perched on Kent’s window and began the whole sequence again. Super creepy (kind of like Hitchcock’s The Birds) but harmless in the end.

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