Photo by Charles Galloway
Limpkin chick vs. a boat-tailed grackle
This winter a group of limpkins settled on our side of Lake Hernando in west central Florida. In mid-April a pair of adult limpkins and six chicks emerged next to our dock. The chick in this image, about five weeks old when I got this shot, was chasing away a grackle from the chick’s feeding area.
Post processing notes:
All edits were made with ON1 2026.4 tools. You can find a gallery devoted to limpkins at cgallowaypics.smugmug.com.Exif information:
| Copyright: | All rights reserved |
| Camera: | NIKON D850 |
| Aperture: | f/8 |
| Focal Length: | 210mm |
| ISO: | 1250 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/2500 sec. |
| Created: | May 11, 2026 14:30:26 |