Common Grackle (male) ruffling feathers, Venice Rookery, Florida

Venice Area Audubon Rookery, Annex Road, Venice, Florida, USA (March 2020)

This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Paul Hobson and Stan Tekiela.

Status is classified as Near Threatened. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Common grackle / Wikipedia
Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula
Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Shooting Time 17:11
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 4.5
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 800

Latitude 27 02 46.2 N
Longitude 82 24 1.3 W
Altitude 9.70m