Grackle

This beautiful bird landed right in front of me as I was watching the flamingos. We were told it's a grackle.

Best on black

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[Joan Robillard]

Fabulous capture

[Rosie Kind]

They are such stunning birds - Fav

[Maggiemae]

Didn't know that you had beautiful birds like this - excellent capture! fav

[Pam Knowler]

@maggiemae Taken in Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago Maggie. We don't have these beauties in the UK.

[Leon Buijs]

Beautiful image, great focus and DoF

[Lou Ann]

He's a beauty. Love the iridescent feathers!

[Diana]

Awesome shot of this beauty.

[Graeme Stevens]

superb shot

[Henri Russell]

A pretty bird, but they are really pests. I guess they all have their purpose.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Issi Bannerman]

It is a grackle. Beautiful but quite an aggressive bird. I always remember sitting in Starbucks in a main street in Houston when one had the cheek to take the last bite of my sandwich out of my hand. I've never forgiven the all the grackles in the world for that! ;-)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

what a stunning bird! FAV

[sally agnew]

A stunning bird, I love the iridescent plumage :)

[Lynne]

Such wonderful color in this guy; beautiful

[gloria jones]

Super shot, details

[haskar]

Great shot

[elkehochban]

fab shot!

[CC Folk]

Love the colors and fav!

[*lynn]

this is fabulous! fav

[Jane Pittenger]

Beautiful iridescence

[Kerri Michaels]

nice fav

[Dawn]

Lovely fav

[Connie Little]

Great shot.

[Louise & Ken]

A "Grackle" indeed! They're truly quite lovely birds, but the pale eyes always were a bit creepy, I thought! We used to have a loft of them come around and devour the cat food...don't see them anymore.
Is there a corollary, do you think?

[carol white]

A wonderful capture. Fav!! 😀

[Rookynook]

Beariful capture of colours in the plumage

[Kathy A]

Beautiful colours on his upper body

[Marnie]

Lovely sharp image.