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great-tailed grackle

  1. Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male, tailless.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos center brazos county bryan great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  2. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    A male of this super-abundant, screaming blackbird visiting a water feature and showing its blue iridescence. They were easily the most abundant landbird in the area. Their loud shrieks and brazen demeanor are hard to overlook. They continue to expand their range northward from their original...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus texas usa
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  3. Great-tailed Grackle, Female

    Great-tailed Grackle, Female

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos center brazos county bryan great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  4. Great-tailed Grackle, Juvenile

    Great-tailed Grackle, Juvenile

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) Juvenile. Feeding itself but still begging from mom (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa wolf pen creek park
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  5. Great tailed Grackles Fighting

    Great tailed Grackles Fighting

    Great-tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola, males fighting.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  6. Northern Mockingbird, Great-tailed Grackle

    Northern Mockingbird, Great-tailed Grackle

    Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos polyglottos) trying to chase off a male Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola). It was not successful (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle mimus polyglottos polyglottos northern mockingbird quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  7. Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos center brazos county bryan great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  8. great tailed grackle

    great tailed grackle

    Looking like the Batman
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
    • Media item
    • great-tailed grackle
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  9. Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle, Male

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male having a harmon rush (lol).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  10. Great-tailed Grackle Male Flying

    Great-tailed Grackle Male Flying

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male in flight.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  11. Great-tailed Grackle, Female

    Great-tailed Grackle, Female

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) female with a field cricket (Gryllus texensis: Gryllidae).
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and athletic complex
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  12. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • costa rica curi-cancha reserve great-tailed grackle puntarenas province quiscalus mexicanus peruvianus santa elena
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  13. Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county college station great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa veterans park and atheletic complex
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  14. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    A male head portrait showing bill details and erect head feathers of this super-abundant, screaming blackbird. They were easily the most abundant landbird on the island. Their loud otherworldly shrieks and brazen demeanor are hard to overlook.
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus texas usa
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  15. Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county bell county expo center belton great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus subsp. prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: North America
  16. Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county belton great-tailed grackle nolan creek quiscalus mexicanus subsp. prosopidicola texas usa yetti polk park
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  17. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county downtown belton great-tailed grackle nolan creek quiscalus mexicanus subsp. prosopidicola texas usa yetti polk park
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  18. Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great-tailed Grackle (male)

    Great Tailed-Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola)
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county belton great-tailed grackle nolan creek quiscalus mexicanus subsp. prosopidicola texas usa yetti polk park
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  19. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    Hiding in an ornamental tree next to Panda Express, this is an adult male. They are uncommon in San Mateo County, although seen regularly in the parking lot of this shopping center during the winter. Still expanding its range, this species was first recorded in California 1964 along the...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  20. Great-tailed Grackles fighting.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackles fighting.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackles (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) two males fighting.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • bell county bell county expo center belton great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  21. Great-tailed Grackle

    Great-tailed Grackle

    This is an adult female. This species has recently colonized this area where there is now a small breeding colony at the south end of the Lake. They were first recorded in California 1964 along the Colorado River with first nesting in the 1980's. Birds in Northern California are presumably the...
    • jmorlan
    • Media item
    • california great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  22. Great-tailed Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton flight great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  23. Great-tatiled Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tatiled Grackle (female).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) female.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola river bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: North America
  24. Great-tailed Grackle (male).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (male).jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) male.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • belton flight great-tailed grackle quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola rivers bend park stillhouse hollow lake texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  25. Great-tailed Grackles.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackles.jpg

    Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) juvenile male begging food from mom.
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos center bryan great-tailed grackle juvenile immature quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
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