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05-Mar-2022

Determined grackle

This guy was intent on getting as much seed as he could. The poor sparrow never had a chance, especially since a squirrel chased the grackle away and proceeded to make a pig of himself.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

Cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/640s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso2500 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Mar-2022 17:17:10
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON Z 7
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent2500
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Pierre31-Mar-2022 13:28
Dominant aux mangeoires, il éloigne rapidement tous les autres pour s'approprier la nourriture! V
Don Mottershead29-Mar-2022 22:49
So squirrels are even bigger jerks than grackles?
Graeme25-Mar-2022 11:19
Bit of a war fare going on here. Poor sparrow.V
Gill Kopy25-Mar-2022 05:06
His colouring contrasts nicely with the background !! The shape of the tree is nice too V
Dennis Hoyne24-Mar-2022 23:59
Things can get competitive in the animal world.
Nick Paoni24-Mar-2022 22:49
Oh my- definitely one of those survival of the fittest times.
Richard Chu24-Mar-2022 22:34
You captured the action very well! Smooth bokeh too. V
Isabel Cutler24-Mar-2022 20:50
Squirrels practically inhale suet! They are royal greedy PITAs, but they provide really fun photo ops so I'll let them partially off the hook.
janescottcumming24-Mar-2022 20:20
That bird looks like he is trying to figure out how to unlock the door! V
Zoltán Balogh24-Mar-2022 19:27
How cool! V
Julie Oldfield24-Mar-2022 17:31
Survival of the fittest well captured. V
Tom Munson24-Mar-2022 16:41
Cool capture. Sharp!!
Jeff Real24-Mar-2022 16:36
He is giving you the look!
What a great pose!
V
Nestor Derkach24-Mar-2022 16:14
Nice capture of this Grackle enjoying the suet that is going down quickly.
Nice setting detail light and bokeh.
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Pierre Martin24-Mar-2022 15:42
they are ogres around feeders, beautiful catch!
Carl Carbone24-Mar-2022 11:18
I side with the grackle as he is a native species. ;-)
Hennie & Lies Lammers24-Mar-2022 10:33
a great pose you've captured here Helen
Philip P24-Mar-2022 08:07
Another beautiful capture!
joseantonio24-Mar-2022 04:26
well seen and captured.V.