[Leica] IMG: Grackles

[Nathan Wajsman]

I love the one of the grackle with the crayfish in its beak.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman

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> On 02 Aug 2015, at 06:02, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> This morning (01 August) I visited the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area between Davis and Sacramento, California; this is an area I visit frequently with varying degrees of success.  Today was one of the better days :)
> 
> The first set of photos from today is a Great-tailed Grackle, a member of the Icteridae family (which include meadowlarks, red-winged blackbirds, orioles and others).  The grackle dropped into a pond where I had been observing another bird, and it began hunting for tasty invertebrates:
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac01.html
> 
> What's this?  An ibis has done the work, all the grackle has to do is steal the crayfish
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac02.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac03.html
> 
> with its prize underfoot
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac06.html
> 
> Unlike the ibis, the grackle can't swallow the crayfish whole so is takes the crustacean apart to eat it 
> 
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac08.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac07.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/quiscalus/gtgrac04.html
> 
> Technical stuff: Sony a7II, Canon FD 500mm f/4.5 L, Leitz (on-topic!) 14188 shoulder stock, old green truck.  All comments welcome.
> 
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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