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Stanley Jones

Boat-tailed Grackle, Male (Quiscalus major)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major major) male.
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Habitat
Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes vegetation area, shoveler pond with marshes and coastal prairie on both sides at ca. 1.5 m (4.9 ft) elevation.
Location
Shoveler Pond, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, sw of Winnie, Chambers County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
March 2025
Scientific name
Quiscalus major
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Э́ллин, peterday, Roynato and 4 others
bievreJJ
posing nicely for you on a great perch, Stanley, showing perfectly its impressive tail, top notch, many tfs!!
 
Kits
A handsome chap giving you a great pose, Stanley.
 
jbpixels
Giving you a great head turn. Amazing profile capture perfectly showing its iridescent feathers.
 
matts
Supporter
Nice foto of this bird Stanley 👍!!!!
I could see these in Washington Dc and in Costa Rica as well, but I think there were smaller in size?
Tfs!!!!!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
191
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R7
Aperture
ƒ/9
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
Boat-tailed Grackle (male), Shoveler Pond, Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, sw of Winnie, Cha...jpg
File size
403.2 KB
Date taken
Fri, 14 March 2025 11:30 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1299px

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