Male Boat-tailed Grackle by danapommet
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About a month ago I posted a photo of a juvenile Boat-tailed Grackle trying to steal bits of shrimp out of our bait box while the guys were fishing. This is a full size male that decided to give me a few poses before taking off. He was about 16.5 inches (42 cm) long with a wing span of 14.5 inches (37 cm). They are very nosy and very noisy birds. Still wandering around the Wakodahatchee Wetlands knowing that I will be heading north, to New Hampshire, in about two weeks. He is worth a zoom!
Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Dana
Comments (28)
MagikUnicorn
Really Beautiful my friend|!
mgtcs
Gorgeous captures Dana, marvelous sequence, amazing bird! Thank you for sharing!
bebopdlx
Nice photo work.
Faemike55
Great captures Dana It appears that they are part ham as well
Chipka
WOW! Grackles! Oooh! Grackles! Boat Tailed Grackles! There's a reason for my enthusiasm, other than the fact that I really like grackles! I've been artistically obsessed with them for the past week or so, and now I see a grackle montage (a grackle-tage?) Funny how that works. These are great. Such handsome birds!
whaleman
Excellent collage Dana! I have only seen these in Texas but they appear to act much like our magpies.
jayfar
A super set of pics Dana. I remember seeing grackles when I was over there!
Jean_C
Wow! Superb bird and wonderful captures with details in the feathering, this collage is very beautiful, Dana!
durleybeachbum
So well worth the zoom indeed! I think I should love these birds, which so much resemble the corvids like our jackdaw.
johndoop
Wonderful collage!!!
Leije
Wow, four excellent captures of this bird and superb collage, stunning work, Dana !
dakotabluemoon
A very nice capture of this bird.
eekdog
cool collage you did here Dana. thanks for posting my friend.
MrsRatbag
Great captures, Dana, and very beautifully presented
jendellas
His plumage is beautiful, a handsome fella to be sure. Flip is it that time of year already!!! xxxx
bobrgallegos
Great collage of photos of this awesome bird Dana!
Cyve
Merveilleuses captures mon ami !!!
Katraz
Great set of pictures and a beautiful bird, it looks very like the crow I had to rescue from the chimney of a wood burning stove the other day.
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE COLLAGE
alanwilliams
terrific series Dana
flavia49
gorgeous collage
emmecielle
Fantastic images! Great work! :)
Erestorfan
What a pretty bird! I rather like their songs too! NH will be here to greet you, Dana!!
blondeblurr
What I really like about these birds is the velvety, midnight-blue colour of their feathers and now, I am wishing that could also hear their 'song' ... They are unknown to us here, where I live, - ah, well live and learn, thank you for sharing it Dana, BB
rbowen
Very nice captures!
ia-du-lin
beautiful captures, beautiful collage!
aksirp
amazing clarity in this! wonderful done Dana!! 5+ ;)
myrrhluz
I love grackles! They are so gutsy. They look at you with a "yeah, what do YOU want?" I have been particularly delighted with them lately. There are several couples with nests in the two Crepe Myrtles outside my office. None of my protestations of good will towards their offspring will appease them. Whenever I go out of my office they dive bomb me. They wait until my back is to them and come swooping out of the sky, brushing my hair as they go. If I turn around and catch them, mid-swoop, they swerve off, and wait from my back to turn again. They perch up on the walls, wires, and trees and scold me. Their antics make me want to hang around and watch them which is not their intent. Luckily they haven't figured out that pooping on me would work a lot better. These are lovely captures! Wonderful detail and colors. Seeing the two with their mouths open, I can hear the shrieks and clatters.