When I saw the category, BIRD IN THE SKY, the first thing I thought of was, this is a something I've tried to capture many times, but I've had very little luck doing so. I've got some pictures, and have used them in the past, but capturing some new pics was my mission.
Well, as luck would have it, a large flock of these Boat-Tailed Grackles just happened to hang out with me for a good part of the day.
The Boat Tailed Crackle can found throughout Florida, often in large, noisy flocks. As I sat in my chair enjoying another perfect day of Florida sunshine, this flock of Crackles provided me with all of the pics I would need for Round 8 for the Feathered Friends contest.
This tree seemed to be the place to land.
As one bird would land, one would fly off. At times there were
at least a dozen of these birds perched in this tree.
With there wings spread, you could almost see the sunlight shine through their feathers.
As they landed, they would almost come to a complete stop as they readied themselves for the landing.
I hope that by the time this guy gets back to his truck, he will still be able to see out of his front windshield.
Wondering what it was that was attracting so many of these birds, I decided to take a look in the back of the truck.
There was the answer. This dude was a fisherman, and scattered around the bed of his pickup truck were the remnants of bait fish.
The smell alone would have been enough to get these birds attention.
This guys windshield may be covered in bird droppings, but at least the bed of his truck will be as clean as a whistle.
I guess it is human nature to google over the uncommon and ignore what is commonplace, but on this day I was all about the very common Boat-Tailed Crackle.
Have a wonderful day and keep looking up, as our #feathered #friends grace the skies, most times in silence.
Free meal why not, hope he doesn't have to fight his way to the car either. Never seen Boat-tailed Grackles, interesting and learning something different from your region.
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That is one on the best things about traveling, you get to experience so many new things.
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Good through the lens at the moment, otherwise so limited. Have an amazing day!
I don't know if I should laugh or attempt to make this serious but it looks like a really rough winter. In between the fish biting you're lying in wait (wait! Not weight, "wait") to capture a Bird In The Sky. Rough day dude.
The sacrifices one has to make just to take a picture of a bird in flight is exhausting. I'm supposed to be relaxing, but the birds were calling my name.
L O L!
I know it's tough... LOL
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Love this post. Those birds were something to watch especially with my guy
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They look like they're bigger than a bluejay, almost as big as a small crow...
We have both Pied Crows and Cape Black Crows here, nut they are bigger than your Boat Tailed Crackles. Yet there is a smaller crow here called the House Crow (Corvus splendens) that looks very similar to your Cackles.
I think that the fisherman will discover that he needs to put a sail on the back of the truck 🤣
Luckily you guys have no monkeys because they will walk off with the truck mirrors and wipers 🤣
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BEER.Gosh, the sky couldn't be any bluer than that, what glorious weather and photos! I've never seen those birds but they have quite an apt name, sure they must hang around the fishing boats as well;) Enjoy Florida!