Monday, March 29, 2010

Bully


COMMON GRACKLE, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, MARCH 27, 2010

Pentax K10D
SMC Pentax-F* 300mm f4.5 ED (IF) with Kenko 1.5x teleconverter
1/125 sec. f4.5
ISO 560

Along with robins, grackles are the first migrants to check in at our backyard feeder in early spring. Wild-eyed and aggressive, this large cousin of the blackbird chases away sparrows and chickadees in order to hog the bird seed. In many parts of the country they're considered a nuisance.

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