I spotted this shimmery Grackle not far from those I saw earlier in the month poking in the water. This one had caught a dragonfly and was attempting to dunk it in the pond.
He jumped closer to the water and bent down a few times but didn’t seem satisfied.
As sometimes happens, I got distracted by other activity around the pond and didn’t see if he had success or just flew off.
The iridescence in its feathers is quite eye-catching.
And mysterious how it changes in the light.