Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]03 is great. Grackles are always flying into our bird bath to soak stuff before they eat it. Not many crawdads here though, unfortunately. Ken On 8/1/2015 11:02 PM, Doug Herr 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information