People often ask me, “I saw a black bird with red on the wings — what is it?” Well, that would be — coincidentally — the red-winged blackbird.

Honey bees have wings that lay flat and unfolded atop their abdomen when they are not flying. They are about 1/2 inch long, with golden brown and black stripes on their abdomen. Even though their ...

Their wings are black with two bright yellow wing bards and with pale edges to secondaries. They have a faintly dark-streaked olive-green back, yellow rump, and a notched tail with yellow patches ...