What's that?

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Comments

Debra Plett

Very nice shot Yves. The angle really shows how nicely the wings tuck in and the beautiful colours on the head. As for the bug agree with Jane it will remain a mystery.

Yves Langlois

Thank you for commenting Debra. Maybe it's one of those weird fishing lures. may be the jucy spider was next to it and the grackle grab the lure when catching the spider.

Jane LeBlanc

Cool shot, Yves, and quite a mystery!!

Yves Langlois

Thank you very musch Jane.

Description
This common grackle pick someting to eat from under an old dead tree at the water level. I have tried many time to identify the white beatle with kind of wings shown off his beak but never could so far. In the back of the beak two legs are shown. That I'm prety sure is a spider. (taken june 2025)
Taken By
Yves Langlois
Taken On
February 27, 2026
Tagged
grackle animal bird blackbird beak vertebrate wing feather wildlife
Assignments
Wildlife
  • Focal: 482
  • Lens Model: FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 11

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