For as long as I can remember, spring in the North Country has been heralded by the calls of red wing blackbirds. These early-arriving birds are one of the first irrefutable signs of changing seasons, staking their claims to cattails in still-frozen wetlands, optimistically singing winter's requiem. Here, a male sits in profile as Montana's Bridger Mountains wash away in the background during the last minutes of daylight. This 20x30 print has a fine-art feel and is offered as a limited edition with shipping included to anywhere in the lower 48.