Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows: I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green...

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green Cay. Some then landed on shore and dipped them several times as if cleaning them off before eating them.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 200, manual exposure, group auto focus, 30 fps

keywest305 Loc: Baltimore Md.

Great shots

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

New to me, Bill. Nice shots!

Tomfl101 Loc: Mount Airy, MD

Outstanding as usual Bill!

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

👍👍👍👀

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Nicely done.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent set, as usual, Bill!

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

billnikon wrote:

I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green Cay. Some then landed on shore and dipped them several times as if cleaning them off before eating them.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 200, manual exposure, group auto focus, 30 fps

Such spectacular, enviable shots 🤎🤎🌈🤎🤎

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

billnikon wrote:

I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green Cay. Some then landed on shore and dipped them several times as if cleaning them off before eating them.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 200, manual exposure, group auto focus, 30 fps

Fantastic images!!!

Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas

Nice ones.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Very sharp captures!

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

billnikon wrote:

I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green Cay. Some then landed on shore and dipped them several times as if cleaning them off before eating them.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 200, manual exposure, group auto focus, 30 fps

Nice shots Bill.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Great set. I've never seen that behavior in Grackles before

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

Excellent shots!

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

billnikon wrote:

I have never seen Female Boat-tailed Grackles flying low over the water picking out minnows before. Green Cay. Some then landed on shore and dipped them several times as if cleaning them off before eating them.
Sony a1, Sony 600 f4 @ f4, 1/3200 sec. iso 200, manual exposure, group auto focus, 30 fps

Superbly done, Bill!