Tag: Grackles

SQUARE ODDS – SUNSHINE GRACKLE

The Square Odds - February Caught in sunlight, the Grackle looks like gold.

HANGING LOOSE BY THE DEVIL’S DOOR, ENGULFED IN MISTY MADNESS

I knew something was wrong with my body before I had done any tests, I also knew my computer was pretty well cooked before I went to the hospital. It had been hit by a nasty Trojan which my software cleanser did not fully destroy. I know because it told me so and suggested other … Continue reading HANGING LOOSE BY THE DEVIL’S DOOR, ENGULFED IN MISTY MADNESS

CHANGING SEASONS – OCTOBER 2024

October 2024 On the Last Day of the Month (Link to Brian) And because it is also Halloween today ... (Link to Ju-Lyn) Giant Jack-O' Lantern Another month has come and gone. As we head into November -- and the terror of an election -- we ponder the month that was. This old barn used … Continue reading CHANGING SEASONS – OCTOBER 2024

RETURN OF THE GRACKLES

Not the whole flock. Just a few of them, but it was enough. As it turns out, yesterday's mist was smoke from a fire up north along the New Hampshire border. There were a lot more grackles yesterday, but a few stragglers returned today. They looked young. Fully feathered, but small, perhaps 3/4 sized from … Continue reading RETURN OF THE GRACKLES

THE GRACKLES CAME BACK

Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXV A huge flock of grackles used to come every year always around the end of October or early November. A couple of years ago -- three or four? They didn't show up. I know they are considered to be a pest, but they are beautiful. And funny. They don't arrive … Continue reading THE GRACKLES CAME BACK

SEVEN GRACKLES

Seven Grackles I've been searching for sevens and it is a whole lot harder than any other number I've ever tried to use. In the following photo, I can count seven grackles. There are pieces of birds that I could also count, but I choose to not count pieces. This is, as we say, close … Continue reading SEVEN GRACKLES

PORTRAITS OF A COMMON GRACKLE

Birds of the Week Invitation LXXIX Called the Common Grackle, there used to be millions upon millions of Grackles all over this country -- in several varieties. I have heard the varieties interbreed in areas where their ranges meet but I have only seen the most common among common grackles. They are not nearly as common … Continue reading PORTRAITS OF A COMMON GRACKLE

SQUARE ODDS – SUNSHINE GRACKLE

The Square Odds - February Caught in sunlight, the Grackle looks like gold.

SKETCHBOOK 5 – BESIEGED

The pictures I drew don't show it, but we are under siege by a huge number of grackles and a flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds who showed up a couple of days ago, much to my dismay. The Blue Jays looked like they were willing to put up a fight, but were so outnumbered, they gave … Continue reading SKETCHBOOK 5 – BESIEGED

JUST ONE GRACKLE ON A BRIGHT WINTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Our now-standard groups of hundreds of Grackles didn't visit today. They left yesterday around brunch and only one returned today just before dinner. He sat on the pole that supports the wooden feeder. Perfectly posed, though it was late in the day. It was already after four with dusk halfway home. The Common Grackle. Sunday … Continue reading JUST ONE GRACKLE ON A BRIGHT WINTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON