On the wrong side of the alley by Helen Betts

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09-Mar-2023

On the wrong side of the alley

The other day there were something like five grackles in our next-door neighbor’s back yard, the first time I’ve ever seen them on this side of the alley. Luckily this one was nice enough to steer clear of most (but not all!) of the branches and twigs so I could get a shot of him.

Local sentiment, posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR with FTZ adapter
1/800s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso100 full exif

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Julie Oldfield		12-Mar-2023 18:16
I love the capture of the sheen on its feathers V

Claude Gagnon		12-Mar-2023 15:43
Yes, they can be nice these grackles! Great capture of this one :))

hayl		12-Mar-2023 14:51
You really caught those beautiful glistening colours.

bill friedlander		12-Mar-2023 14:41
Nicely captured with lovely iridescent colors. V

janescottcumming		12-Mar-2023 14:05
The lighting really shows off his iridescent colors. V

Jeff Real		12-Mar-2023 13:53
You did an amazing job of capturing all of his color! Really stunning! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		12-Mar-2023 13:48
Nice shot with beautiful colors. V

carabias		12-Mar-2023 12:37
Very pretty bird, with excellent focus and bokeh. V

Danad		12-Mar-2023 10:23
A nice capture in this light revealing the subtle colors of the feathers. V

joseantonio		12-Mar-2023 04:31
a great shot with those colors.V.

Tom Munson		12-Mar-2023 04:13
Beautiful colors on this one. Nice shot.

Raymond Ma		12-Mar-2023 03:56
We don't see these around here...lovely palette of iridescent colors on its feathers. He is a strong and aggressive looking fellow. V

LynnH		12-Mar-2023 02:19
Oh you got a nice shot, Helen. V

globalgadabout		12-Mar-2023 02:02
well caught in sunlight that makes its colours shine through..

Dennis Hoyne		12-Mar-2023 01:45
A fine shot of this grackle in all his iridescent beauty.

Carl Carbone		12-Mar-2023 01:44
We had one a few days ago--an early arrival here.

Richard Chu		12-Mar-2023 01:06
Excellent details! V