Male Boat-tailed Grackle
I like to visit zoos, both to see the resident animals, and to see "visiting" animals (namely, birds that fly into the zoo). Boat-tailed Grackles were seen throughout the Naples Zoo in Naples Florida. They were very aggressive and noisy, but they allowed me to get fairly close to them, until I raised my camera.
As with many bird species, the males and females are distinctively different in their colors, which are clearly shown in this picture and the next (in the first comment below). The male is clearly a glossy black, but in strong sunlight it appears an iridescent blue.
Male Boat-tailed Grackle
I like to visit zoos, both to see the resident animals, and to see "visiting" animals (namely, birds that fly into the zoo). Boat-tailed Grackles were seen throughout the Naples Zoo in Naples Florida. They were very aggressive and noisy, but they allowed me to get fairly close to them, until I raised my camera.
As with many bird species, the males and females are distinctively different in their colors, which are clearly shown in this picture and the next (in the first comment below). The male is clearly a glossy black, but in strong sunlight it appears an iridescent blue.