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Better on black. I've never thought of the Grackle as a pretty bird, so I was quite surprised to see all his iridescent colors when the sun hit him. Another pecan fancier.

[Lisa Malecki]

you really captured the iridescence well here

[Daisy Miller]

Beautiful capture.

[Joan Robillard]

Lonely

[Karen Mitchell]

Wow, so pretty though! Stunning.

[Debra]

What a beautiful bird and capture...fav!

[Islandgirl]

Beautiful colors!

[Gayle]

Wow! I'm amazed this is a grackle. Fantastic capture! :-)

[*lynn]

Wow! 💙 fav

[gloria jones]

Brilliant capture...The sheen on his feathers are gorgeous :).

[Lyn Todd]

wonderful colours

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

I've seen these characters in the sunlight and been amazed at their flashy colors that don't show up at first glance. Great capture of this guy in the right light.

[KWind]

Beautiful!!

[Jane Pittenger]

Gorgeous iridescence

[Harbie]

Beautiful coloring with the iridescence. Love the peanut! Birds' eyes always look so strange to me...like they are fake! LOL!

[Robert Barr]

Grackles are amazing in sun light. So many colors. Great shot.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Beautiful. You got it so right with the light!! Very well done.

[sally agnew]

Stunning iridescent colours, love the lighting :)

[Lynda McG]

Gorgeous lighting- fav

[Trevor Pitt]

Impressive!

[Jeannine]

Love

[Issi Bannerman]

What a fantastic glossy bird. Super capture.

[Annika]

that is a gorgeous capture

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful, rather like the feathers of our starling.fav

[Rosie Kind]

Gorgeous colours - Fav

[Jerome]

wonderful shot!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Allison Maltese]

You caught the iridescent wings beautifully.

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Oh, how lovely! Can't beat some good light to bring out beauty in unexpected places. Well caught.

[Anne Pancella]

amazing shot.

[Kerri Michaels]

love this.. fav

[Tony]

Brilliant lighting. Fav

[Susan]

FAV - beautiful - lovely to see those rich glowing colours