The Grackle

[Rassie]

I've seen grackles many times and I was never really tempted to make a photo of one before, until.......
On that day the bird was perched close to me and the light was just right to show some of the colour variations in its plumage.

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[Louis champan]

What a super job with this beautiful bird, the detail and colors are super.

 

[jadewolf]

The colors on this are fantastic. You caught the light just right!

 

[Irap]

Beautiful shot, beautiful bird Koos

 

[Gaduf]

Love the detail Koos,
Perfect Colours and light.
Regards,
Gavin

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

excellent!

 

[PhD69]

Not easy to have a good color rendering on this type of bird/feather.
Here everything is perfect, especially the light, the palette of blues (metallic), gradients in blues, the reflection in the eye, the open beak, the perch, the color of the perch, the blurred background, the overall sharpness on the bird, the clarity... really a great photo

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nice shot. You certainly captured the color. Well done.

 

[Cristobal]

Very beautiful shot!

 

[Patrick M]

Superb image!

 

[Rassie]

What a super job with this beautiful bird, the detail and colors are super.

Thanks, Louis. This happened to be one of the more photogenic grackles I've seen yet.

 

[Rassie]

The colors on this are fantastic. You caught the light just right!

Thanks, Laurel. I got lucky with this one.

 

[Rassie]

Beautiful shot, beautiful bird Koos

Thanks, Ira. I'm sure you are very familiar with these birds in your neck of the woods.

 

[Rassie]

Love the detail Koos,
Perfect Colours and light.
Regards,
Gavin

Thanks, Gavin. These birds usually appear black in colour. This one at that time reminded me a lot of the starlings (spreeu) that we see in the Lowveld and KNP.

 

[Rassie]

Not easy to have a good color rendering on this type of bird/feather.
Here everything is perfect, especially the light, the palette of blues (metallic), gradients in blues, the reflection in the eye, the open beak, the perch, the color of the perch, the blurred background, the overall sharpness on the bird, the clarity... really a great photo

Thanks, Philippe.

 

[Rookie Roy]

Koos, I think they are hard to photograph and show the color. You did a great job here!

 

[Rassie]

Koos, I think they are hard to photograph and show the color. You did a great job here!

Thanks, Roy. Grackles always looked black to me. This one was an eye-opener for me. First time I saw those colours.

 

[Maurie_S]

Great shot, Very similar to the NZ Tui, they just look black , but when they catch the correct light they are amazing.
I understand from a fellow photographer, that the Tui doesn't have any black feathers at all. !

 

[trapper12]

Lovely bird,first time ive seen one, are they a common species?

 

[Rassie]

Lovely bird,first time ive seen one, are they a common species?

Pretty common in most of North America, except for the far western areas.

 

[ssheipel]

Nicely done!