I think the Common Grackle is an underrated and underappreciated bird. With that unmistakable iridescence and curved black beak, it’s simply an interesting creature. I know, they will eat you out of house and home, scare off the pretty birds, and where you find one you will find four or five, but what the hell, a Grackle has to eat too, right?
Okay, I’m kind of lying to myself. The Grackles will drive me crazy by the third time I catch them at the feeder and I’ll be cursing them eating my pretty bird feed. As of right this moment I’m having an absence makes the heart grow fonder moment. I haven’t seem Grackles in Highland Park in quite some time; as a matter of fact, I could sweat it was late spring/early summer of 2009. Before that they were quite common and were a nuisance at the feeder. Suddenly, there were no Grackles to be seen. I attributed the lack of Grack to the fact I made some changes to my feeders that discourage bigger birds. The odd thing was I didn’t see any around at all. This is a subject for further investigation.
With spring lurking around the corner, so show the Grackle. Let me enjoy this little window of time before I curse the day I ever laid eyes on one of those birds.
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