Tag Archives: Silhouette

Great Blue Heron, Silhouette Landing

A little different view of a Great Blue Heron coming in for a landing.

Great Blue Heron Landing
Great Blue Heron Landing

It was early in the morning, with not a lot of light but I do like the silhouette feel of these.

Great Blue Heron Landing
Great Blue Heron Landing

A few grackles and another GBH rounded out the bird scene. I see I added some chromatic aberration when I processed these if you zoom in–so don’t do that 🙃.

Great Blue Heron Landed
Great Blue Heron Landed

Orlando Wetlands, FL
April 12, 2022

Boat-tailed Grackle Pair, Singing

Well, it’s rather a harsh song, and can grate on your nerves if you are sharing space with them near a boat launch. That’s where I spotted this pair, the male trying really hard to impress the female.

Boat-tailed Grackle Pair
Boat-tailed Grackle Pair

When they are in the shade the grackle’s blue iridescent feathers don’t show off much but they make a nice silhouette.

Boat-tailed Grackle Pair
Boat-tailed Grackle Pair

The male’s efforts didn’t seem to be making enough impression.

Boat-tailed Grackle Pair
Boat-tailed Grackle Pair

Hmm, I can ignore you, too!

Boat-tailed Grackle Pair
Boat-tailed Grackle Pair

Black Vultures, Dead Tree in Silhouette

The dike where I took Black Vultures sitting in this tree takes a 90 degree turn which gave me a different vantage point for this post’s images. The sun was now behind the birds and it was very hazy.

Black Vultures in Dead Tree
Black Vultures in Dead Tree

The outline of the tree and birds is pretty interesting, as is the postion of the two Vultures seen here. The third Vulture is in that clump in the middle in the first image.

Black Vulture on Branch
Black Vulture on Branch