{"id":101491,"date":"2022-04-09T05:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T11:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=101491"},"modified":"2022-04-09T05:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T11:35:55","slug":"spring-male-great-tailed-grackle-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2022\/04\/09\/spring-male-great-tailed-grackle-portraits\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Male Great-tailed Grackle Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpringSpring male Great-tailed Grackle close up \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/320, ISO 320, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I had fun taking spring male Great-tailed Grackle portraits because these males were displaying and not paying attention to me or my camera. The male grackles approached me so closely that at times I wasn’t able to focus on them at all. The male grackles were in lovely light which enhanced the iridescence of their feathers.<\/p>\n

\"DisplayingDisplaying male Great-tailed Grackle portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/400, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I enjoyed having these male Great-tailed Grackles in my viewfinder. As I took images I watched their behavior and even giggled a few times because these birds can look funny while they are displaying.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Great-tailed Grackle calling portrait \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This calling male Great-tailed Grackle was photographed as he exhibited the Ruff-Out behavior. While this behavior may look intimidating to the other male grackles nearby it simply made me giggle.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Great-tailed Grackle Bill-Up display \u2013 Nikon D500, tripod mounted, f7.1, 1\/640, ISO 320, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bill-Up or Head-Up display of some of the male Great-tailed Grackles<\/span><\/a> made me giggle too. Obviously I wasn’t the intended audience of the displaying male grackles The other male grackles were.<\/p>\n

The female Great-tailed Grackles I observed were mostly busy finding suitable materials to construct the new nests that I could see in some of the nearby trees.<\/p>\n

In the years that I have been observing and photographing Great-tailed Grackles in Utah I have seen their populations increase. Which means I now have more opportunities to take photos of these fascinating birds than I had in the past.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Great-tailed Grackle photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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