Lake Morton Grackle
by Norman Johnson
Title
Lake Morton Grackle
Artist
Norman Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A boat-tailed grackle perches on the shore of Lakeland, Florida's Lake Morton.
The boat-tailed grackle (quiscalus major) will be found almost exclusively around salt water, rarely being found more than 30 miles from it. The exception being the state of Florida where it is found all over the state. Its range is the southern United States from the Atlantic coast, through Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico states west to Texas. They don't migrate and most stay within ten miles of where they were born. They breed mostly in marshy areas.
They are opportunisticly omnivorous scavanging small animals and plants along the seashore as well as visiting dumps and fast food parking lots for their meals. They also eat seeds, insects and small animals.
Male boat-tailed grackles are a glossy black with a purple iridescent sheen with a tail that is as long as the body. The females are a rich dark brown and about one half the size of the males. The tail is usually folded in a "V" shape.
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May 11th, 2019
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Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Birds In Focus."
Norman Johnson
I'm really glad you like it Scott. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "FAA Portraits - Birds."
William Tasker
Stunning, Norman! Perfect pose to capture his beauty. Thank you for submitting this fine shot and correctly named bird to Wild Birds Of The World - A Nature Photography Group, where it is now featured on the home page. L/F
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it William. Thank you for the feature in the group "Wild Birds Of The World."
Don Columbus
Congratulations Norman, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it Don. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "A Birding Group - Wings."
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Norman Johnson replied:
I'm really glad you like it John. Thank you very much for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You."
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