Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula).
© C. Ford. All rights reserved. I have so many bird photos, once a week just isn’t working, so it’s going to be the daily bird, at least for a while. Photo is 1500 x 996, click for full size.
No, these aren’t portraits showing the extraordinary beauty of Grackles, this is what happens when you put butter cookies out for them. Butter cookies, a leading cause of temporary grackle insanity. All images 1500 x 996, click for full size. I rather like the disembodied talon in the last shot.
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Okay, I really have to get myself together and get into town for my appointment, but one more dinosaur, a Black-headed Grosbeak (they just showed up yesterday!), studio side. 1500 x 996, click for full size.
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