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Common Grackle


Common Grackle
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Copyright: Jorge Chemas (jchemas) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 32 N: 754] (3388)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-21
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 300D, EF 75-300mm III USM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-03-24 14:54
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Thanks to Nigel Deacon (Merlin) that help me identify the bird that I’m posting today

Common Grackles are large, iridescent blackbirds (11 to 13.5 inches in length), with pale yellow eyes, a long, sharp black bill, and long tails. can be distinguished from other similarly sized all-black blackbirds with yellow eyes, by their larger size and proportionally longer tails and bills. Common Grackles fly in a straighter, less undulating manner than other blackbirds. The central feathers of the long, rounded tail are often depressed, so that the tail is displayed in flight with a deeply keeled V-shape.
Common Grackles live throughout the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; north of the Hudson Bay and as far northwest as British Columbia. They usually nest in dense colonies with as many as 10 to 30 pairs and occasionally a colony will have more than 100 pairs. Common Grackles favor conifers close to open areas and water as nest locations, although a wide variety of sites-from open nests built in clumps of marsh grass in Red-winged Blackbird colonies to old woodpecker holes and the interior of barns-have been observed.
Their diet consists of a wide variety of animal and vegetable food, including insects and invertebrates but also occasional eggs and nestlings. In rare instances, Common Grackles will attack and eat small birds and lizards, and in coastal areas they forage at the tide line for small invertebrates, even wading into the water to capture live fish. During the winter and migration months, their diet shifts to plant food. Because of their predilection for agricultural grain and seeds, especially corn, Common Grackles have earned a reputation as a significant pest in certain areas of North America.
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Thanks for visiting me and thanks in advance for your comments/critiques

JC
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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5747 W: 606 N: 3505] (9407)
  • [2006-03-24 20:14]
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Hi Jorge
Wow, not a gull...Did they all migrate and left you alone with the grackles? I'm just pulling your leg my friend.
This is a good composition, although (in my opinion) you cropped it a bit tight on the left hand side. Give the bird a little space to look or move into. The colours on the bird are great while you have a very interesting BG that almost seems monochromatic. The DOF captured nice details on the bird, and the exposure was well managed to show the textures and lovely colour hues on the black bird.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

It is not easy to capture such a bird and show its natural colors like you have realised.
Very nice presentation.

JN.

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3103 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2006-03-25 1:50]

You did a great job showing the colors on this grackle. The blues and purples are beautiful. Sharp details and great POV.
I agree with Loot that the space is rather tight on the left.
But a wonderful capture of this bird. TFS, Jorge. : )

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 787 W: 31 N: 20] (5002)
  • [2006-03-25 3:25]

Hi Jorge,
beautiful portrait, good captured and well done. I like the colours, DOF and composition.
Rgs, Aleksander

Hello Jorge,
this is perfect, I love the glance in the feathers here so much. Excellent sharpness and arrangement, very well done. TFS
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Jorge,
I agree with Loot that the crop is a little to tight on the left. You have captured the colors and hues of this bird very well. Nice sharp detail!
Scott

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-03-25 9:18]

Hello Jorge,
you captured the colors and details in the plumage so well. Good neutral B/G and blurriness lets the bird really stand out. Nice composition and POV.
TFS...Sky

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-03-25 10:53]

Hello Jorge!
Excellent capture.POV,details,sharpness,framing and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1029 W: 0 N: 90] (7755)
  • [2006-03-25 13:03]

Hi Jorge
Good composition,sharp details and great POV.
Well done
0sse

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2006-03-25 14:37]

Well done on that bird Jorge. We have a lot of those in the Montreal region. In fact there is about a dozen trying to make their nests in my very own backyard just right now. They're beautiful but very loud. Well you've shot it right. Well done. Thanks.

Mario :-)

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Hello Jorge,
this is a very fine shot. Excellent details, sharpness and good tones of colour. Great POV and great note too. This is a great composition. A great capture, very well done.
Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

Bonjour Jorge
Excellents Photo.Les détails, Les couleurs, le cadrage et composition sont excellents.
Merci et au revoir....JP

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 927 W: 103 N: 1420] (4885)
  • [2006-04-09 15:37]

I couldn't help noticing the fantastic range of colours refelcted from the birds feathers.

The blacks, greens, blues are purples are really well seen here. I guess the light had to be spot on for them to be as obvious as this.

Nicely done.

TFS

Hi Jorge
Very good picture of this common grackle, you capture all the detail of the differents colors for this specie.
thank you
Bruno (cooper)

Hi Jorge
Very very nice portrait and colour 10/10
well done .. TFS
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