#Count Grackula

[ostdrossel]

It's Puff Grack season! I love the Grackles, and about a week after their arrival they have started to show off. Please enjoy the Grack Waltz! (Unmute for max fun!)

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #Grackles #Count Grackula #puff #waltz #birdlovers #birds of michigan #birds of north america #birdphotography #nature #Ostdrossel #Friday vibes

[somelazyassartist]

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[birbmania]

Molting common grackle . . . Delaware backyard . . . 8/30/22 count grackula at his finest

#birb #birblr #common grackle #bird #birdlr #wildlife #photography #wildlife photography

[everythingisahoax]

This little guy never leaves the telephone pole across from my apartment.

I seriously need to give him a name.

#stalker #bird #grackle #avian #count grackula #grackzilla #old yellow eyes

[ostdrossel]

Another one for the Grackheads.

They were the highlight on this gloomy day.

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #grackles #Count Grackula #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

The Grackles for February are for one, yet another that came on a snowy day, and the judgy one with a very intense stare. Photos like the second one are why I decided to make a judgy Grack calendar, they just have the best poses, and the world needs to see them.

#birds #birdlovers #backyard birds #birds of michigan #birds of north america #nature #birdwatching #birdphotography #ostdrossel #Count Grackula #Grackles #so judgy

[ostdrossel]

It was very nice

in the last two days, today, I didnt even wear socks for quick runs outside. The Cardinals are singing up a storm, the Groundhog made a first showing, the Juncos begin to leave, and I have planted some tomato and okra seeds (inside still). I am also keeping an eye on migration forecasts, and things look very promising for the coming weeks. Here are two handsome male current regulars, showing all their colors to improve mating chances.

#birds #backyard birds #MoDo #Mourning Dove #borb #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #Gracks #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #signs of spring #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

If this is a face

that only a mother could love, I guess I am a mother now 😁 Grackles can undergo some of the more dramatic molts, with individuals sometimes losing their entire head feathers. This gives them a completely different appearance, and while I kind of pity them, I also deeply love these weirdly beautiful creatures.

#birds #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #molting season #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

Happy Easter

to those who celebrate. I always find it fascinating to see what colors and shades the Grackles come in, and this year is no difference. There is a purple type, a more blue and green type, and some with bronze tones. And like every year, there is one that stumps me with its eye colors. Very dark, unlike the adults, but also not a youngster that early in the season. That is the one in the first two photos.

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #Grackles #Count Grackula #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel

[ostdrossel]

The Grackles

are also still around, and some are still feeding babies, but molting has also begun, giving some of them the best and most dramatic looks. As if they couldn’t already do that with their plumage fully intact!

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #Grackles #Count Grackula #molting #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

Isn't it so funny

how certain sounds make you feel in a certain way? Stepping outside right now does that, the Grackles and Redwinged Blackbirds are putting it all out there, and it makes me feel like spring. And when the landscape is barren, what better is there to look at the glorious, gorgeous Grackles? There are the blue variety as well as the purple one. Returners are Count Jr. with the white spot as well as “Kermit” with the odd eye. I hope you all had a wonderful World Wildlife Day!

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #World Wildlife Day #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #signs of spring #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

This year is also the year I finally made Grackle calendars - one with Gracks through the seasons and one with the most judgy Grackles out there. These are the January Grackles, photo 2 from the Judgy Grack calendar.

#birds #backyard birds #birdlovers #birds of michigan #birds of north america #birdphotography #nature #birdwatching #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #Ostdrossel

[ostdrossel]

This morning,

it really felt like spring outside. The Cardinals and House Finches were singing, the snarls of the Grackles and Redwinged Blackbirds filled the air, and it was so warm that I did not have to wear a coat. Variety and activity is still down but I am enjoying these sure signs of spring. I also serviced the nestbox the Chickadees used last year, it needed a new roof and some other repairs. The BB house is next. And here are some visitors. Wonderfully enough, the Grackle with the white dot on the neck has returned!

#birds #backyard birds #MoDo #dove #borb #Blue Jay #corvids #Grackle #Count Grackula #signs of spring #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

I guess it is time,

spring is really underway. In the last two days, several Grackles and Redwinged Blackbirds have stopped by. They may be a week early but otherwise are very timely for this time of the year. I am very happy to see something other than Mourning Doves and Goldfinches at the feeder, and I feel like I have to adjust my cam settings a bit to accommodate the larger birds. Here’s to a happy weekend!

#birds #backyard birds #signs of spring #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #Redwinged Blackbird #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #birdlovers #nature #Ostdrossel #Friday vibes #birdphotography

[ostdrossel]

Molting season is here,

and many birds are shedding part of their feathers in various spots to grow new ones. They do this now because their skin gets exposed, and warm weather makes being partially naked a lot easier. I always love this part of the year because nobody molts in the same way and the textures and colors are pretty cool to see. Yes, those awkward holes are their ears!

#birds #backyard birds #molting season #feathers #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #Blue Jay #corvids #nature #Ostdrossel

[ostdrossel]

May for the Gracks

had to be something special, and in the non-judgy calendar, you see the OG, Count Grackula himself. He has stopped coming this season, and I think he may have just gotten too old, but his white markings made him very recognizable. The good thing is, the legacy is carried on, there are more like him with white spots. All other photos show why I had to make two Grackle calendars, I just like their poses but they are so awesomely goofy when they look straight into your face.

#birds #backyard birds #Common Grackle #Count Grackula #birds of Michigan #birds of north america #birdwatching #bird calendar #nature #Ostdrossel #birdphoto #judgy