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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 167726" data-attributes="member: 12257">As mentioned before (with the crane shots earlier in this thread), I love to go down to a local park on lunch and watch/listen to the Great-tailed Grackle.&nbsp; It just so happens that THIS time, they were a bit more photogenic. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />&nbsp; That combined with my new 70-300 VR nabbed me a few pics.1st, all the other laddies seen a bit later were all in an uproar over this one little brown lass.&nbsp; It was quite comical to watch them strut and listen to the whistles and cries![ATTACH]42690[/ATTACH]This fellow did all his struttin' from afar, trying to lure the lass away.[ATTACH]42689[/ATTACH]This fellow never actually landed on the ground, and judging by his lack of tail feathers, I'm assuming it's because he's lost a &quot;few&quot; challenges.&nbsp; He was sure callin' and fluffin' from the fence, though...[ATTACH]42688[/ATTACH]This was the stud that ended up winning the day.&nbsp; He made sure he was out in the full sun so the lass could see all of his blue-black glory![ATTACH]42687[/ATTACH]All that jive and dance for naught, this dejected fellow retreated to the creek for a drink and some shade...[ATTACH]42686[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 167726, member: 12257"] As mentioned before (with the crane shots earlier in this thread), I love to go down to a local park on lunch and watch/listen to the Great-tailed Grackle. It just so happens that THIS time, they were a bit more photogenic. ;) That combined with my new 70-300 VR nabbed me a few pics. 1st, all the other laddies seen a bit later were all in an uproar over this one little brown lass. It was quite comical to watch them strut and listen to the whistles and cries! [ATTACH=CONFIG]42690._xfImport[/ATTACH] This fellow did all his struttin' from afar, trying to lure the lass away. [ATTACH=CONFIG]42689._xfImport[/ATTACH] This fellow never actually landed on the ground, and judging by his lack of tail feathers, I'm assuming it's because he's lost a "few" challenges. He was sure callin' and fluffin' from the fence, though... [ATTACH=CONFIG]42688._xfImport[/ATTACH] This was the stud that ended up winning the day. He made sure he was out in the full sun so the lass could see all of his blue-black glory! [ATTACH=CONFIG]42687._xfImport[/ATTACH] All that jive and dance for naught, this dejected fellow retreated to the creek for a drink and some shade... [ATTACH=CONFIG]42686._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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