Okay, for the next 14 days, I'll be posting videos of bird mating displays to give you some inspiration for Valentine's Day. Here's our first contender--get some romantic inspiration from the red-winged blackbird: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Lw23yQFwQ&feature=youtu.be[/youtube]

Another nice reminder of spring from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It's a terrific video that explains the mating display of the red-winged blackbird. Gorgeous video that's only 3 minutes long and gives you a taste of what we can expect in the months ahead.