Winter Reeds. © Copyright 2020 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
Early winter wetland reeds transition from green to yellow to brown.
These reed thickets grow in all sorts of wetland areas in my “neck of the woods” — in and around ponds, along creeks, and so forth — forming a sort of living landscape that changes continuously throughout the year from season to season. I photographed these during the first week of winter, when they were well other along in the transition to their dormant season but still with some green plants among them.
The reeds are a habitat for all kinds of wetland creatures, perhaps because they provide some shelter and protection from predators. When I think of these places, my main association has to do with the little redwing and tricolor blackbirds that are often found among them. At times flocks of them collect on the highest branches, producing a wild cacophony of bird song, and then retreat into the thicket when anyone or anything threatening approaches..
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