Just a Common Grackle, but the sun hit right and he exploded in gold
This little guy was indoors in the zoo. Very friendly, and posed for a number of pictures. I think he was planning an escape - he just about jumped on me twice.
Scottes Trigger Man - POTN Retired  12,842 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info | Apr 27, 2004 20:31 | #1 Just a Common Grackle, but the sun hit right and he exploded in gold This little guy was indoors in the zoo. Very friendly, and posed for a number of pictures. I think he was planning an escape - he just about jumped on me twice. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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LazyPhotographer Goldmember  3,163 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV More info | Apr 27, 2004 20:37 | #2 Really pretty shots! LazyPhotographer: One who uses a telephoto lens to shoot pictures out the car window or from a balcony.
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PacAce Cream of the Crop  26,900 posts Likes: 40 Joined Feb 2003 Location: Keystone State, USA More info | Apr 27, 2004 20:40 | #3 If I'm not mistaken, I think that is justabrownbird from the looks of it. Yup, brown feathers are the real give-away. Definitely a justabrownbird. ...Leo
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired 12,842 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info | Apr 27, 2004 20:44 | #4 Green wall. They did a pretty good job at this zoo. Many of the walls were painted and made up to look like the natural habitat. One cage with some tiny monkeys really got me - there was a fine mesh as a cage, but the "bars" were real trees cut in half with the mesh between the halves. They had bent the branches over to form a "roof" of the mesh. From 5 feet away it looked pretty darned good, like there was no mesh. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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dewmuw Cream of the Crop  6,024 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2002 Location: Wirral, UK More info | Apr 28, 2004 03:06 | #5 The technical term in the UK for the second bird is an LBJ - little brown job. Damian Waters
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IanD Cream of the Crop Honorary Moderator  More info | Apr 28, 2004 03:18 | #6 Sweet on the 1st shot. LBJ is great too. Ian (®Feathers & Fur)
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JZaun Goldmember 2,488 posts Joined Jan 2004 More info | Apr 28, 2004 05:24 | #7 Both are great shots,, I gotta work very very hard now
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stoneylonesome Barn Stormer  10,460 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA More info | Apr 28, 2004 05:46 | #8 Great shots. For a nasty bird the garkle shot is really beautiful, go figure. the name is Winston but they call me Sandy
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Scottes THREAD STARTER Trigger Man - POTN Retired 12,842 posts Likes: 10 Joined Nov 2003 Location: A Little North Of Boston, MA, USA More info | Apr 28, 2004 05:56 | #9 stoneylonesome wrote: Great shots. For a nasty bird the garkle shot is really beautiful, go figure.  I didn't know they were nasty. I just love their irridescent feathers - when they light hits them right, man, they are gorgeous. Are they mean like Blue Jays? Another beautiful bird, it figures. You can take my 100-400 L away when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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yason Senior Member  331 posts Joined Jul 2002 Location: where the yellow bird flies More info | Apr 28, 2004 07:13 | #10 Hi Scottes, Take nothing but Photographs, leave nothing but footprints
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stoneylonesome Barn Stormer 10,460 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA More info | Apr 28, 2004 07:30 | #11 Scottes wrote: stoneylonesome wrote: Great shots. For a nasty bird the garkle shot is really beautiful, go figure. I didn't know they were nasty. I just love their irridescent feathers - when they light hits them right, man, they are gorgeous. Are they mean like Blue Jays? Another beautiful bird, it figures. Well they are pushy and aggresive like the blue jay. They don't have the best rep.. the name is Winston but they call me Sandy
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marie Cream of the Crop  21,057 posts Joined Jul 2002 More info | Apr 30, 2004 01:28 | #12
regards, Marie
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But they did seem content at least.
