Female Great-tailed Grackle portrait, Salt Lake County, UtahFemale Great-tailed Grackle portrait – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 800, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

I’ve never once played “Angry Birds”, a video game that can be played on multiple devices and platforms, but I’d nominate this female Great-tailed Grackle to be a featured bird in that game just because to my eye she looks angry. She isn’t angry of course, she simply looks that way to some humans.

This female Great-tailed Grackle was the first bird I photographed yesterday and she was so close to me that I opted to take portraits of her in the nice afternoon light at my local pond. I don’t see Great-tailed Grackles all that often here in northern Utah so when I do I like to at least try to get photos of them instead of passing them by because I am focused on and passionate about all wild birds.

I would have liked to have gotten full body images of this female perched on something more natural than a sign but that wasn’t to be, maybe she will stick around and I’ll have another chance with her in my viewfinder again soon. I’d like that.

Life is good.

Mia

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