This Red-winged Blackbird had an unexpected ride. I disturbed his perch as I walked a path and he flew to what he expected was a safer perch, farther from the human. But when he clasped onto the tall grass, it bent under his scant weight and the bird had to keep shifting his body as he went from a vertical to horizontal position. The wind was blowing, so his “nest” was swaying up and down and he finally gave up and moved to something more steady.