Great-tailed Grackle

On May 16th I headed to two destinations with specific targets.

 

My first stop was Elliston Park where a Great Tailed Grackle had been seen. This was such an rare sighting for our city. This poor lost bird was not welcomed by the Common Grackles. They had picked on it to the point of it losing many of it's feathers. When I arrived it was sitting on the pathway as if that offered protection from being bullied. Eventually a Common Grackle came along to harass it. It had great difficulty getting airborne. I left the area to explore an adjacent wetland. When I returned I learned that a hawk had come along and put the Great-tailed Grackle out of it's misery. Such is the cycle of life :(

 

Thanks all for your visits and comments! They are all greatly appreciated!

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