Boat tailed Grackle by danapommet
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Description
This is a male Boat-tailed Grackle, taken today at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands Wildlife Preserve. They are very noisy and curious. Beautiful iridescent blue-black colors and about 16 ½ inches (42cm) long and with a 14 ½ inch (37cm) wingspan. The females are tan to brown and blend in with the dead vegatation in the Florida swamps. The name comes from the very long keel-shaped tail. This one must have thought that I was getting to close so he puffed up his crown.
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Dana
Comments (27)
I love the tails on these guys; my parents used to live at Lake Havasu and had flocks of these, they were fun to watch. Great shot!
Awwww....A most cute photo, excellent my friend, impeccable shot!
B E A U T I F U L
nice!!
Wonderful shot now I know what one looks like and can now place the image in my mind with I read Bored of the Rings
I love the way he looks with his crown all puffed up... stylin!
Nice colors!
Excellent capture of those dark colors, and just look at the size of those legs and feet!
wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing!
Nice catch on the Boat-tailed. All I get are the common Grackles.
Wonderful capture! His heads all puffed up.
lovely shot Dana x
Dana this is a fine shot of such a beutiful handsome bird, how nice that it showed off its head-dress for you!! Hugs Jane xx
magnificent!!!
What a handsome chap, lovely colours, what a name he has, great pic!!!
Wonderful close up, Dana!!
super gorgeous!
I've never seen one of these guys before. Thanks! Excellent capture!
Grackles are so cute...I like the boat tails and the long tails...the long tailed grackles are so creatively named for their...well...their long tails. They're not much different from their boat-tailed cousins, but they're more European I think. I love the colors on this fella, and the way he's puffed his head-feathers up for you. I love the expression on his face, and despite what anybody says, I love the sounds they make! grackle songs are superb little metallic sounding arias.
This is a great capture! I always love seeing grackles in the sun, watching the multitude of colors that show up.
Cool capture of the grackle, Dana. I like that fantail.
Wonderful closeup portrait of the grackle!
oh you caught him perfectly .. I love the tail formation
That's a great shot, Dana... a very crispy-clear image!
Excellent image! Beautiful color, dof, and detail! Gorgeous capture!
Nice shot.