The Storm Has Passed - a photo on Flickriver

Hurricane Matthew stayed far enough offshore to have very little impact on our South Florida area... and we are all very grateful.
Thank you so much, my Flickr friends, for your thoughtful concern.

Sunset grackle ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County, Florida

(three more 'grackle silhouette' photos in the comments)

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Boat-tailed Grackles are large, lanky songbirds with rounded crowns, long legs, and fairly long, pointed bills. Males have very long tails that make up almost half their body length and they typically hold them folded in a V-shape, like the keel of a boat. The glossy blue-black males are hard to miss as they haul their ridiculously long tails around or display them from marsh grasses or trees. They are so common; Everglades guides nicknamed them - swamp rats. Fun to observe.

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Boat-tailed_Grackle/id

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades

Taken in: United States / Florida / Coral Springs (show map)

Taken on: October 2, 2016

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS, f/14.0, 1/1600 sec, 300mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1600)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Photo Album v5.21
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