Ruffled by three_grrr
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This was taken at the end of March, the Grackles were all pretty much back from their winter quarters, and in a state of shock because their pine trees were gone! The neighbor had cut them all down because they were diseased and dead or dying. These birds are so funny when they call out, they ruffle their feathers and puff themselves up to make themselves look big and intimidating to the next male bird!
A little bit cropping, and a bit of post work to get the framing right, and so a little bit of layering.
I've been taking some time off from the galleries, still trying to view and comment on a few here and there. So much stuff to do in the spring, windows to wash, screens to put back in, spring cleaning inside the house as well as in the yard. I will keep trying to catch up, isn't that everybodies lament lately?
Thank you to all who found time to stop and see the last posting, "Dali's Dream", thanks for all the treasured comments, I loved each and every one! Thank you for all the faves, and most of all, thank you for being here!
Comments (51)
three_grrr
PS: don't bother with full view, grins, it's not as crisp as I'd like it to have been, but I liked the photo!
lior
Excellent capture!
Faemike55
I liked the full view! He does look a bit annoyed that his tree is gone, I know that I'd be ruffled as well.... Great shot Rita. Do fully understand about the spring mess.
Juliette.Gribnau
fantastic capture.. I hope they find other pinetrees !
kleinhoon
Great facial expression of the bird....i can see way you like this one!
Digitaleagle
Awesome capture and great timing, well done!!!
Dindin
Great capture of a lovely bird ,I hope they`ll find another tree to build their nest .
Dragonluna1
Wonderful!!!
magnus073
Great looking capture of the little guy really going after it, nice one Rita
claude19
SPLENDID close-up. A bird with wonderful metallic colors !!!
decie
beautiful capture and wonderful looking bird.
Mousson
Wonderful shot!
delbeke
Boy, he looks pissed and what one doesn't want is a pissed crackle in ones garden! Wonderful capture!
durleybeachbum
Fantastic pose!!!
CarolSassy
This is what I have to tell the birdie, 'Blah blah blah...' lol q-: Cute shot! (:
taurus66
fantastic snapshot! catching a significant moment is much harder than producing ultra sharp photos - so be proud, that you cope with the difficult quest! a magnificent image!
mikeerson
baaaack... spooky bird....baaaaack - lol... This is just for you.... How many windows did you wash? Inside and out? How many windows in the house? I bet you can get the inside and outside done in one hour, ok, stop reading your comments turn on the timer and GO!!! What are you doing still reading? Go get the windows finished - LOL I'm just trying to incurrage you... Accomplishments feel so much better than honey do lists.... speaking of that - LOL, My Wife gave me a honey do list, gotta go - LOL
SSoffia
DEAR RITA !!!! AMAZING CAPTURE & BEAUTIFUL COLORS :)
annie5
I like this superb photo and capture too! Cool :)
bpclarke
They are such characters. Splendid capture and postwork.
novelist
Great capture. I love that expression and pose with the ruffles. I love grackles and their iridescent feathers. I actually like the soft focus look of this as it has a softer painterly texture which seems appropriate for this time of year.
Bampster
A very fine image----- excellent work, Rita!!!!!
npauling
A super capture and he does look to be upset about losing his trees. You managed to get pretty close to him too. The birds seem to see me coming with my camera and head for the hills. Even through the window I can't get this close. Well done.
e-brink
A excellent moment!
jocko500
lol the bird do look mad. cool shot
Minda
beautiful bird and wonderful capture rita!!
DennisReed
A great shot Rita! :) These Grackles are my bigest fans when I go golfing! At least it seems they are alway rooting me on, or is that laughter?
KarmaSong
Do you want to scare me Rita?!...This is a stunning and impressive capture of a bird that reminds me of the film 'The Birds' by Alfred Hitchcock, in some way!
LBJ2
Wonderful capture, Rita. It really has a good humor too. The Ruffled thing is often seen amongst humans too. #;oD It seems to be a mechanism built into most humans and animals. Trying to impress our surroundings.#:o) Maybe your neighbour should have left one tree for the birds... But i guess the birds will maybe pick one of your trees instead. #:o)
soepie17
I guess he saw your camera as another male bird then :-) But he really looks too cute to be scary for me, lucky for him bird ladies are not really my type ;-) I personnaly don't come much to commenting at all times it seems, now it's having to do it at work or in the public library where I get on the internet that stops me, so don't worry about it, whenever you do it, it's appreciated very much!