Lovely birds, @tattoodjay! That heron shot is amazing. The birds you weren’t sure about are redwing blackbirds. We have many of them here. They love marsh areas and cattails.
My link — better late than never! https://peakd.com/hive-155530/@jayna/my-wednesday-walk-was-a-bike-ride
Thanks so much , yes it was a Marshy area so that is why I saw the Redwing blackbirds there
thanks for sharing your link