COMMON GRACKLE, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, APRIL 12, 2009
Pentax *ist DS
Sigma APO 135-400 at 400mm
1/90 sec. f9.5
ISO 400
The grackle, a member of the icterid family (blackbirds and orioles), is a thief and a bully, chasing other birds from the feeder and out of the birdbath. Its shimmering, iridescent blue headfeathers (impossible to capture in a single photograph) can be beautiful in the sun, however, and those piercing yellow eyes are right out of Edgar Allan Poe.
1 comment:
It may be a theif and bully - but it has beautiful colouring. And you've caught it beautifully :)
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