I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. When walking out, back to the car, this bird landed on a small Bald Cypress on the side of the trail. I got off a couple of clicks before it took flight. This image the bird was buffeted by a strong breeze and used it wings to maintain balance. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Interesting side note... in Florida the Boat-tailed Grackles have brown eyes, on the rest of the east coast they have yellow eyes.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 220mm
1/2000 F/8 Highlight Metering EV +1 ISO 1000 AWB HH
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
Last edited by Joseph Przybyla; 04-10-2018 at 10:03 AM.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Great pose and a cool perch. I also think it could be warmed up a bit. Is the eye really that light on the florida grackles? Pretty cool. The slightly open beak is great. TFS