Photos: Red-Winged Blackbirds and a Turtledove

I was listening to music... and wondered why in the world the violins were sounding so screechy.  Turned off the music... went to the door ----- and discovered the maple trees were plumb full of red-winged blackbirds, migrating back for the spring.

And then they flew...

The females look so different from the males, I used to think they were a different species entirely.  

Here's a photo of the female red-winged blackbird, from All About Birds:

Meanwhile, a turtledove calmly watched the ruckus. 

The red-winged blackbirds, apparently deciding I wasn't as dangerous as all that, big lens notwithstanding, circled and began re-alighting.