Great Tailed Grackles are fun birds to watch.
You find them easily by following their loud and distinctive vocalizations.
They chatter, sing, whistle and shriek. (I included a link at the end of this post if you are interested in listening to the diversity of their songs and calls.)
But mostly they sing like this happy guy. Grackles are always at least as interested in you as you are in them!
They are devoted people watchers.
Cheers to you from the cheerful grackles~
Here is a sampling of their vocalizations:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Great-tailed_Grackle/sounds
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You are a friend indeed Sharon. Thank you sincerely დდ
Thousands of grackles roosted at the airport and occasionally one of them sought the heat of the terminal. I loved the reaction of the northern visitors who wondered about the exotic bird with the strange vocalizations. One used to sit on my desk…
That is SO amazing!! Thank you for sharing it. I love the one who sat on your desk დ
…and pooped on it!
Laughing……. Of course he did!!!
I find all grackles to be handsome and fascinating birds! 🖤
I agree with you completely. We think alike დდ
Lovely photos Cindy 🙂
So happy you enjoyed them & thank you very much დ
There is something about blackbirds I don’t like, same with Ravens.
You are not alone with this Charlotte. Blackbirds have been feared across the millennia as bad luck birds. I just think they are very intelligent, but I do not annoy them 😉
You’ve kinda made me like these birds! They tramp though the mulch in my garden and kick it out as they hunt for tasty bugs, so I’ve often viewed them as pests. You’ve shown how glossy black and beautiful their feathers are. And that they’re people watchers–never knew that!
I love grackles! They are as smart as they are beautiful and full of personality. As a wildlife rehabber since the 80s, I’ve raised several from hatchlings, rehabilitating them back into the wild when they were ready. We have a whole flock of them who hang around our feeder and they turn out by the hundreds in spring and fall, singing, calling, and filling up all the trees — quite a spectacle. Your photos are amazing, Cindy, thank you for sharing.
How fabulous that you raised several from chicks. They are the most endearing birds, smart as you said, and also relatively unafraid and willing to come up to you and check you out! I love that დ
These are some beautiful and intelligent birds.
We are in accord! Thanks much დ