Grackle feeding

[Alfred Forns]

From last Sunday at Green Cay Female grackles were feeding on small fish. While photographing did not know what they were up to but did see the fish at home. Interesting none of the males were feeding?

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Nikon D3
600 f4.0 VR
f 5.6 1/800 sec
ISO 640
Av 0

[Chris Dodds]

Hi Al,

Great timing on this one. I really like the hanging feet.
See you switched to the dark side and are now shooting black diamonds :)

Best,

Chris

[John Chardine]

Hi Alfred- I'm new to my Canon 500F4 and marvel at people's ability to shoot small, flying birds with these monsters. You've done it here and it was with the 600 as well!! Very nice. I really like the comp. A little more direct eye contact would have been better.

[Michael Wolf]

Hey Al,

Nice capture !

I usually see the females hunting & nest building while the males do all the territorial displays with each other.

[Gus Cobos]

Very nice landing Al gotta love the landing gear...:D

[Alfred Forns]

Does explain it Michael !!!! The girls were hard at work !!!!

[Judd Patterson]

Nice image Alfred! I've seen the females hunting like this as well and always thought it was strange...seldom see passerines like this going after fish. Great timing to capture this moment and I like the aspect ratio that you chose for display.