Male Brewer's Blackbird shaking after preening, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Davis County, UtahMale Brewer’s Blackbird shaking after preening – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/3200, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

It was a slow morning at Farmington Bay WMA yesterday bird wise. I was able to photograph a few blackbirds, starlings and a Great Blue Heron that was way too close when it lifted off but other than those birds everything else was too far away or too skittish.

A male Brewer’s Blackbird had been preening on a fence post when he started to shake his feathers and that action sure showed his iridescent plumage off nicely. I can see the purples, greens and some blues in his feathers because of the angle of light. The blue color in the background is the surface of a pond and the brownish tones at the top of the frame are some out of focus leaves and grasses.

Nothing fancy, just a bird doing what comes naturally to birds.

Life is good.

Mia

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