Birds Eating Cicadas

I envision that the wild birds may view all these Cicadas flying about the same way we humans might react to stepping outside to mounds of hot, buttered popcorn available by the handful as we walk down the sidewalk!

Here are some birds I caught taking advantage of this amazing protein source.

Eastern Bluebird

Red-winged Blackbird (male)

Red-winged Blackbird (female)