I Bow My Head
by Carolyn Marshall
Title
I Bow My Head
Artist
Carolyn Marshall
Medium
Photograph
Description
The Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is a large blackbird primarily found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. They are a noisy bird. This Grackle is an adult male. Its plumage is mostly iridescent purple-black over its body (looking shiny blue sometimes), with its wings and tail appearing more of a greenish color. I have added a digital treatment to give it a painterly appearance.
I spotted this beautiful bird perched on a fence post at Medard Park, Florida. With its head bent down, it reminded me of a Bible scripture Matthew 6:26 telling us not to be anxious about anything in our lives. It says: "Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?"
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September 22nd, 2012
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Comments (4)
Carolyn Marshall
Thank you very much, Jeremy, for the group feature in Digital Veil. It is very much appreciated.
Sandi OReilly
Looks like a painting, awesome capture, Carolyn, f/v.
Carolyn Marshall replied:
Thank you, Sandi. I was playing around with some new software I found out about. Appreciate the f/v, too!