Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Grackle No. 3


COMMON GRACKLE, EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, MAY 25, 2008

Pentax K10D
Sigma APO 135-400 at 340mm
1/45 sec. f9.5
ISO 400

In truth, grackles don't quite look like this -- in the sun the colors of their heads are iridescent, purple and blue shimmering in a living mix. Photography stops the shimmer and makes the head look bicolored.

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