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Great-tailed Grackle
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jmorlan

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus)

Otherworldly shrieks, brazen demeanor, and a tail that sometimes seems to defy the laws of aerodynamics make the Great-tailed Grackle hard to miss although females such as this are more muted in their appearance. Birds in Northern California are presumably the smaller western Q. m. nelsoni.
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Location
Lake Merced, San Francisco, California, USA.
Date taken
03 April 2021
Scientific name
Quiscalus mexicanus
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sbarnhardt
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Your nicely done image of this species was used today, 12 April 2021, as an addition to the illustration of the Great-tailed Grackle article in Opus.

Thank you for your continued generosity and sharing of your images and knowledge.

It is appreciated very much.

Barney
 
delia todd
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They do have a large tail, don't they Joe.

A right splendid picture you've taken of this grackle my friend. Well done lad.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
jmorlan
Date added
View count
93
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1000
ISO
100
Filename
Great-tailedGrackleIMG_3764.jpg
File size
131.5 KB
Date taken
Sat, 03 April 2021 2:24 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 854px

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