Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) is a lanky, fierce-looking, glossy blackbird. A bit larger than a jay; smaller, proportionally longer-tailed and shorter-winged than a crow. Staring yellow eye and long heavy bill (compared to Red-winged Blackbird).

Keeping the world awake with his very loud calls. The plumage colors of this bird were quite beautiful.

Quiscalus quiscula

Taken in our yard.

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Taken Harns Marsh, Fort Myers, Florida

Common Grackles are fairly large birds with an iridescent blue-black head and striking gold eyes. If they come to the feeder, all the other birds leave.

For a couple of days, I will be photographing different birds that commonly come to my yard. (probably no life birds there haha).

Taken in our yard. As you can see it is finally warmer here, the grass is turning green. Hope we are done with snow...:-)

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They can empty a feeder pretty quick however I do like their colourful plumage and eyes!

Not sure if he was angry or preparing to fly. His tail was beautifully fanned.

Taken in our yard...

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I guess I'm still not tired of seeing the lovely colours in this bird because I keep taking pictures of it.

Flowers courtesy Pexels. Grackle and editing by me.

A colourful common grackles checking out the competition.

There is a harshness right now to the sunlight that sort of etches away at the landscape here at the end of winter. Still, the amazing assortment of colors that the grackles possess seem to handle just about any light at all as their iridescence comes through and gives them a certain uncommon stature!

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When it's slow and you have nothing you go out anyway and hope, it has been over 100+degrees but you keep on chugging along. Here we have a Grackle a little winf blown but like the shot, so took it and hope you like it to.

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Juvenile grackle with partial adult plumage. You can tell he is young because the eyes are still brown, not light yellow like adult grackles.

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A Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) observed feeding in a Russian Olive tree in a park at Lake Newell in southeastern Alberta, Canada.

26 May, 2016.

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Male grackle courting a female as she does her best to look unimpressed. :)

I love these birds, they always look like they are on the rampage. <3

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You can find these birds at food courts and parks where food is easily to get.

Tarcoles River - Tárcoles

Costa Rica

Walking along the beach I encountered this Common Grackle finding washed up minnows on the shoreline.

Here it perches nicely on this driftwood with the waves in the background. Then off it flew to its nest to feed its mate or the nestlings...

Going back through my archive, this handsome Common Grackle caught my eye. The irridescent colors are striking. Glendale, Missouri

This common grackle is gathering supplies for some nest building.

Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia, ON

Is he trying to determine the hypotenuse or the angle? This beautiful male common grackle is actually posing to show dominance and claim territory.

I'm not sure if this is a female or just a young grackle whose eyes have gotten lighter already.