Brewer's Blackbird, Male
Bodega Bay, CA - Bodega Bay Trailhead - The Brewer's Blackbird [Euphagus Cyanocephalus] is a medium-sized New World blackbird. Adult males have black plumage with an iridescent purple head and neck and glossy bluish-green highlights on the rest of the body. The feet and legs are black and the eye is bright yellow. The female is brownish-grey with slight hints of the male's iridescence. The female's eye is dark brown. Overall, they resemble the eastern member of the same genus, the rusty blackbird; however, the Brewer's blackbird has a shorter bill and the male's head is iridescent purple. [Wiki]
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Tony Porter Photography
on June 26, 2019nice crisp shot of bird!
BIRDS-WILDLIFE-AUSTRALIA
on June 14, 2019Superbly taken portrait !! You did an excellent job in capturing the iridesence !!
The Curious Camel aka gail
on June 13, 2019amazingly beautiful feather detail.
Lgood
on June 13, 2019This is great! The deep black of the feathers look blue and purple in this light. Wonderful capture.
Greg&Rose Photography
on June 13, 2019Stunning Portrait of this bird Rick
Loyd Dalton
on June 13, 2019Well done! Love the detail in the feathering and the eye says it all!
arctangent
on June 13, 2019I love that you captured this bird with a soft blue-violet background, rather than a bright blue sky. It lets the gorgeous colors in the feathers be the stars of the show.
KDP450
on June 13, 2019Wonderful detail and great colours. Super DoF.
Byron Fair Photography
on June 13, 2019Outstanding detail. Great capture.
fotoeffects
on June 13, 2019Perhaps the very best feather detail I've ever seen captured on a mostly black bird....lovely hints of iridescence, too!