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Brewer's Blackbird

            A bird to be seen in the full sun, the male Brewer’s Blackbird is a glossy, almost liquid combination of black, midnight blue, and metallic green.
Brewer’s Blackbirds live across the western half of North America, from below sea level in southern California to more than 8,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains.
Most birds fly south for the winter, but a small number of Brewer’s Blackbirds fly west – leaving the frigid Canadian prairies for the milder coastal regions of British Columbia and Washington.  A few manage to make it over to Vancouver Island - this one at Whiffin Spit in Sooke. They are relatively uncommon here. 
Brewer’s Blackbirds eat mostly seeds and grains, but like many small birds they also eat lots of insects while they’re plentiful in summer – sometimes catching them in midair. This one was checking out kelp and ocean debree above the tideline.

Info from Cornell University Ornothology "All About Birds"
   

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Sooke (show map)

Taken on: November 3, 2010

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Euphagus cyanocephalus

Brewer's Blackbird

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Whiffin Spit

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Camera: Nikon D80, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 400mm (=600mm), ISO 1400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D80
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
ISO:	1400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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