The Call

Gallery: AvianPosted June 13, 2010128 views17 comments

Boat Tailed Grackle taken at Gatorland Rookery. These boys are so pretty when the sun shines on them.
Canon 7D Canon 300 mm 2.8 lens L
ISO 300 1/250 @f6.3

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on June 13, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Excellent calling pose with good details and colors. I love the bluish purple colors of this bird.
Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on June 13, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Terrific pose and eye contact, Cheryl. You sure captured this fellow in mid call! I like the color and detail here too.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 13, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Great grackle pose Cheryl! The large version shows excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 13, 2010 at 8:40 PM

I like this pose a lot Cheryl - pretty neat to get the bird calling at this angle, light in the eye, spread feathers and detail in all the blacks, all in the same image. We've had some Great-tailed Grackles around here the last couple of years but I've yet to get something on them I like as well as I do this. .

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 14, 2010 at 12:57 AM

Great excited pose and fabulous royal purple/blue colors here!!!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on June 14, 2010 at 6:45 AM

I'm glad I looked at the larger image Cheryl - amazing detail. great job on the exposure

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on June 14, 2010 at 9:14 AM

Cheryl,

Very nice work on the exposure of this grackle, love that calling pose, open bill, great look at the eye and how the oak leaves and the peppervine frame the bottom portion of the image.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 14, 2010 at 10:38 AM

Large view looks fab Cheryl, excellent exposure & details.
Add that wonderful pose, a great POV...and you've got a winner here

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 14, 2010 at 11:31 AM

excellent, Cheryl. great pose, exposure, and detail. very nice comp also.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 14, 2010 at 11:38 AM

wow Cheryl, that is one great Grackle calling!! Beautiful. I just "discovered" these birds the Common variety this year, they are really pretty.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 14, 2010 at 3:33 PM

thankyou

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on June 14, 2010 at 5:37 PM

You've really got the exposure spot on, the detail in the larger version is superb. Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 14, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Excellent calling pose and plumage detail.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Jay Martin on June 14, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Great shot Cheryl! Awesome color and pose.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 15, 2010 at 12:25 AM

Very nice capture, and great work on the feather color. Perfect DOF.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on June 15, 2010 at 2:23 AM

Wonderfully captured, Cheryl - always an exposure challenge, but you've caught a lot of great detail all around. Nicely done.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Laura Stafford on June 19, 2010 at 3:32 PM

Cheryl, this is a great shot. I love his pose, and the branches in the foreground. Colors are so vibrant, and your background really sets him off.

Laura Stafford

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments