The Great Tailed Grackle - a photo on Flickriver

Male Great-tailed Grackles are long-legged, slender blackbirds with a flat-headed profile and stout, straight bills. The male’s tapered tail is nearly as long as its body and folds into a distinctive V or keel shape their feathers are iridescent black and you can't miss the piercing yellow eyes, You’ll often see Great-tailed Grackles with other blackbirds pecking for food on lawns, fields, and at marsh edges, vying for trash in urban settings, or crowding in trees and on telephone lines in noisy roosts.
What's that?
Oh, this one is sitting atop some old building, I think they call it the a la mode....

It's kinda like the city of San Antonio grew around this sacred place, you'll notice from this spot you can not see any buildings behind, that can't be an accident. The place is perpetually crowded during the day, even during the week but it is not loud, people speak quietly if at all. I didn't touch a thing on our visit, I did however get spoken too rudely for taking a picture inside. (I never did see a sign saying no pics and I don't use a flash, no idea why you can't snap other than they want you to pay for their shots) Anyway, a must see place when in town and its hot so cross the street, walk down the stairs and turn left and a buxom waitress in a Germain outfit will bring you refreshments in giant steins... :-)

a little accompaniment.... :-) youtu.be/Eyu3OIn5A00

Taken on: April 11, 2019

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Groups appears in: • Texas Missions • *Inspirational Travel Photos more » • Alamo and the Missions of San Antonio • Holy Places • UNESCO World Heritage Site • San Antonio Texas Historical Structures • PLANET EARTH BACK IN THE DAY • Sony E mount-your best shot! • I know where you are • Flickr Heroes • The Traveler's Bucket List • Sony ILCE-7RM3 - Alpha7RIII - A7RIII • Sony A7R I, II, III, IV, V - Best Pictures • Sony A7R III (ILCE-7RM3) « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM3, f/11.0, 1/30 sec, 27mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM3
Lens:	FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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