At least in this location tricolored blackbirds eat primarily grasshoppers . Somehow foragers bring 3 or more grasshoppers at once! How can a bird with one or two grasshoppers in its beak grab another and carry all three to the nest? Males and females can haul three "hoppers at a time.

[Tonytee]

Very interesting and fun capture. Your settings I find fascinating. Great job and many thanks for sharing.

TT

[pichaser]

Thanks Tony for your generous comments .

[Sailor]

Perfect timing - super job.

Jer

[pichaser]

Perfect timing - super job.

Jer

Thank you Jer .

[sergysergy]

That is a lot of 'bacon'

[ToddK]

Very nice capture pichaser! He definitely has a full beak.

[pichaser]

That is a lot of 'bacon'

Yes this is high quality protein that the young put to good use as they leave the nest in around 12 days .

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Very nice capture pichaser! He definitely has a full beak.

Their favorite food is grasshoppers which I am amazed by how many are carried back to the nest . Fledged birds help their parents raise the next brood .

[K2 to K50]

Nice catch, pichaser!! I envy your 150-450mm!

[pichaser]

Nice catch, pichaser!! I envy your 150-450mm!

Yes , K2 My 150-450 gets the most use . It can focus as close as 6.5 ft so flowers and insects are easy to capture .