Adam Kaningher · @adamk0310
9 followers · 204 posts · Server mas.to
Adam Kaningher · @adamk0310
9 followers · 206 posts · Server mas.to
Paul · @Vivthesetter
80 followers · 370 posts · Server mas.to

Day 2 of the trip to and the wonderful didn't stop. The colours of common birds like Tree Swallow and Common Grackle never stopped catching the eye; more action - this time Red-bellied; and we just could not resist revisiting the Prothonotary Warbler. What a place!

6/5 Point Pelee:
📷 Tree Swallow
📷 Common Grackle
📷 Prothonotary Warbler
📷 Red-bellied Woodpecker

#treeswallow #commongrackle #prothonotarywarbler #canadatrip #holiday #nature #birding #pointpelee #woodpecker #wildlife #Canada

Last updated 2 years ago

Colman Jones · @colmanjones
159 followers · 962 posts · Server mas.to
John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
510 followers · 445 posts · Server photog.social

This common grackle was gathering nesting material when it heard a territorial call from another grackle. It puffed up and responded, while trying to hold onto the material it had already gathered.

#commongrackle #grackles #irridecent #nature #wildlife #birds #birding #birdwatching #centralpark #pinetum #nycparks #canonphotography #LuminarNeo

Last updated 2 years ago

Matthew Fells · @matthew_fells
235 followers · 223 posts · Server photog.social
Angelique Sophia · @angeliquesophia
519 followers · 537 posts · Server mastodon.art

The Grackles were out squawking their weird machine-language call. They scream with their whole bodies.

Why are they talked about so much less than Crows, Ravens or Blackbirds? Like I can think of mythology or folklore for the others but not Grackles. I didn't even learn their name until I was an adult.

#naturephotography #nature #birdphotography #birdnerd #birdwatching #bird #grackle #archetype #folklore #mythology #commongrackle #gothbirds

Last updated 2 years ago

Deb Oppermann · @DebOppermann
1071 followers · 4351 posts · Server photog.social

This is not happy with me as I chased it away from the feeder and it has a little attitude. They are big, have big appetites, and they can monopolize your bird feeders. No wonder so many think of them as big bullies.Not my favorite bird but they have gorgeous colors.
Merchandise available here
redbubble.com/people/debop1/wo

#commongrackle #birdwatchers #grackle #angrybird #birds #birdart #birdphotography #birdlover #avian #mastobirds #birdsofmastodon #ayearforart #birder #nature #naturelover

Last updated 3 years ago

Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
1767 followers · 1285 posts · Server universeodon.com

Common Grackle

Here's another grackle from the rest stop a few days ago.

"Those raggedy figures out in cornfields may be called scare-crows, but grackles are the #1 threat to corn. They eat ripening corn as well as corn sprouts, and their habit of foraging in big flocks means they have a multimillion dollar impact. Some people have tried to reduce their effects by spraying a foul-tasting chemical on corn sprouts or by culling grackles at their roosts." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #birds #commongrackle #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon

Last updated 3 years ago

Swede’s Photographs · @Swede1952
1728 followers · 1228 posts · Server universeodon.com

Common Grackle

I originally thought this was a boat tailed grackle, having seen some about a month ago or so down near the coast. But this morning I used The Cornell Lab, Merlin Bird ID app on my phone to identify the bird. It's a common grackle. I found some of these birds at the same rest stop I wrote about yesterday.

"Common Grackles are blackbirds that look like they've been slightly stretched. They're taller and longer tailed than a typical blackbird, with a longer, more tapered bill and glossy-iridescent bodies. Grackles walk around lawns and fields on their long legs or gather in noisy groups high in trees, typically evergreens. They eat many crops (notably corn) and nearly anything else as well, including garbage. In flight their long tails trail behind them, sometimes folded down the middle into a shallow V shape." - allaboutbirds.org

#photo #photography #photographer #birds #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon #commongrackle

Last updated 3 years ago

Abibliophobia · @Abibliophobia
110 followers · 248 posts · Server mastodon.social

Another large flock of common grackle descended on my backyard this past weekend. I love these guys!

#grackle #commongrackle #birdsofmastodon #backyardbirding #birds

Last updated 3 years ago

Angelique Sophia · @angeliquesophia
146 followers · 104 posts · Server mastodon.lol

A Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula). These birds are favorites of mine. They’re a beautiful iridescent color, extremely smart and rather cheeky. They mimic car alarms, sirens, some phone ringtones, and I used to know one that would wolf-whistle at people entering and exiting the Walmart near its roost.

#quiscalusquiscula #commongrackle #naturephotography #wildlifephotography

Last updated 3 years ago

Abibliophobia · @Abibliophobia
84 followers · 174 posts · Server mastodon.social

Sometimes we get these huge flocks of birds, in this case common grackle, coming in from the marsh into our trees. Love waking up to sounds like this!

#nationalbirdday #commongrackle

Last updated 3 years ago

Ostdrossel · @Ostdrossel
204 followers · 53 posts · Server mindly.social

And some nice back views. The Grackle is still hanging around, and I wonder if the MoDos are a bit miffed to have more competition from bigger guys this winter. Come good into Thursday!

#birds #birdwatching #modo #mourningdove #borb #commongrackle #countgrackula #feathers #nature #birdsofmichigan #BirdsOfMastodon #Ostdrossel #birdphotography #thursdayvibes

Last updated 3 years ago

Paul Maplesden · @caspian
109 followers · 208 posts · Server mindly.social

@Ostdrossel We went down to the NC Outer Banks earlier this year where we discovered grackles for the first time. They are beautiful, adorable creatures! So much so that I was (very) briefly infatuated with starting a website called GrackleFacts. The domain is still available...

#commongrackle #BirdsOfMastodon

Last updated 3 years ago

Ostdrossel · @Ostdrossel
178 followers · 44 posts · Server mindly.social

! This year, I am thankful that I get to enjoy Grackles a lot longer. There are several individuals, and I wonder if they will actually spend the winter here. I hope you are surrounded by good people and have a good meal today. If you are shopping, consider my calendar, it is still on sale until tonight (link in bio).

#happythanksgiving #birds #commongrackle #BirdsOfMastodon #countgrackula #birdsofmichigan #BirdsOfNorthAmerica #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

Last updated 3 years ago

Ostdrossel · @Ostdrossel
119 followers · 27 posts · Server mindly.social

While I don’t like freezing, I believe that nature needs the four seasons to properly thrive, so I am very happy about the frosty temperatures we are currently getting. Traffic has been ramping up and the heated baths are working. There is one lone Grackle left. I am sure it will make it even if it stays all winter but this is a first.

#birds #commongrackle #countgrackula #puremichigan #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #fall2022 #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

Last updated 3 years ago

John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
417 followers · 372 posts · Server photog.social
Matthew Fells · @matthew_fells
215 followers · 299 posts · Server photog.social