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2009-06-10

Grackle silhouette

Grackle silhouette

Notes:
2009-06-08
On the roof
Nikon D300 18-200mm @200mm 1/1000s ƒ18 iso200
We have two grackle nests, along w/ a robin's nest and the dove nest, in the front yard. It's babybird central out there.

16 Comments:

Blogger Knucklehead said...

Olivia,
Very nice gargoyle.
I like the framing.
Very cool shot.

6/10/2009 2:34 PM  

Blogger John W. MacDonald said...

...and noisy, too.

6/10/2009 2:34 PM  

Blogger olivia said...

Hi Head ... :)

John ... oh boy, are they ever. Ack ... :)

6/10/2009 2:36 PM  

Blogger CONEFLOWER said...

Wowie zowie!! Is this ever cool!! Beautiful shot. You even have him grackling out loud. What does your kitty think of all this activity?

6/10/2009 2:47 PM  

Blogger olivia said...

Hi CF ... he doesn't like it at all ... :)

6/10/2009 2:49 PM  

Blogger AndiF said...

I love that picture. But I'm greedy -- now I want a silhouette of one of the baby birds being fed.

6/10/2009 3:36 PM  

Blogger Leenie said...

I like the contrast of dark and light and the sense of malevolence the ravenish (new word) bird gives. So cool you were able to catch him in that pose.

6/10/2009 4:40 PM  

Blogger FARfetched said...

Nevermore!!

6/10/2009 5:24 PM  

Blogger AmpersandPrime said...

wow i love this so much. the play between the positive / negative space is just great.

6/10/2009 5:39 PM  

Blogger boran2 said...

And they all demand that you photograph them!

6/10/2009 6:39 PM  

Blogger Rainman said...

Babybird central indeed!! Love it, simply just love it.

6/10/2009 9:13 PM  

Blogger Derrick said...

Fabulous photograph, Olivia!

6/11/2009 8:04 AM  

Blogger olivia said...

Thanks everyone.

Andi -- I don't think that's going to happen. Besides, the baby robins are all grown up and out of the nest now.

6/11/2009 12:39 PM  

Blogger Country Girl said...

Oooh. Missed this one. What perfection!

6/11/2009 8:21 PM  

Blogger Mary said...

Oh my goodness, wonderful silhouette!

6/14/2009 7:09 AM  

Blogger Maria said...

What a pretty, pretty shot.

6/24/2009 12:20 AM  

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