Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
May 10, 2023 at 9:26 am
Wow! Looks like a sculpture! (I can see it is not…)
Great shot, Dawn.
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May 10, 2023 at 11:23 am
No, real bird. I didn’t know I had this shot until I went back and looked at what I had on the card from my trip to the park last Friday. Of course there were plenty of not so great shots…but sometimes one is just special.
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May 10, 2023 at 12:14 pm
Oh, I know it is real, just saying it had a shiny look of a statue. And it is a fabulous shot. I love discovering that special shot discovered when we upload 🙂
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May 10, 2023 at 5:18 pm
Me too.
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May 10, 2023 at 5:58 pm
🙂
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May 10, 2023 at 9:46 am
What iridescence!
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May 10, 2023 at 11:23 am
I know, aren’t they beautiful when the sun shines on them!
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May 10, 2023 at 12:36 pm
What a fabulous shot!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:18 pm
Thank you. I was really pleased with it.
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May 10, 2023 at 12:46 pm
Wow! What more can I say? Double wow!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:20 pm
Double thanks!
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May 10, 2023 at 1:12 pm
WOW!!!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:21 pm
I know!
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May 10, 2023 at 2:07 pm
Wonderful capture! He almost looks like a sculpture — kind of like he’s daring somebody to take that food away from him!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:21 pm
He was, actually, warning off a red winged blackbird.
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May 10, 2023 at 3:32 pm
Dawn – this is an awesome shot! His feathers have such gorgeous iridescence! He literally glows!
Did you capture this shot in your background or one of your parks? Thank you for sharing!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:22 pm
This was at Kensington Park, last Friday morning, with morning light.
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May 10, 2023 at 3:34 pm
I meant to say backyard…not background. Good old spellcheck!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:22 pm
I figured.
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May 10, 2023 at 3:40 pm
That is a FANTASTIC photo!!! I love those grackle oily hues, and their smart ferocity. You’ve captured them!
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May 10, 2023 at 5:22 pm
I love them too, when the light is right.
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May 10, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Someone said it looked like a sculpture. That’s definitely the case
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May 10, 2023 at 5:22 pm
I agree.
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May 10, 2023 at 6:23 pm
What a dramatic shot! Amazing
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May 11, 2023 at 8:24 am
Thank you.
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May 17, 2023 at 1:02 am
Wow!!
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May 25, 2023 at 8:37 am
Thank you! I thought so too.
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