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quiscalus quiscula

  1. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    This was taken at the house. I have to take my feeders down in the summer because the grackles dominated the feeder. Hope you enjoy the image.
    • Jim Crosswell
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    • common grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  2. Red-tailed Hawk and Common Grackle

    Red-tailed Hawk and Common Grackle

    Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) being attacked by a Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bell county buteo jamaicensis common grackle lions park quiscalus quiscula red-tailed hawk temple texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  3. Coming into color

    Coming into color

    Common Grackle (immature) Still hasn't come into full color at the time this pic was taken.
    • KC Foggin
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    • common grackle (immature) quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  4. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    A common bird for many of you, but coming from out west, its always cool to see these guys
    • connorco
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    • cogr common grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  5. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    These large blackbirds are fairly common breeders in the area. Note the pale eyes. Males and females are similar, but males, such as this are slightly brighter and have longer tails. This is the more western "Bronzed" subspecies Q. q. versicolor in which the back is a brassy bronze-green...
    • jmorlan
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    • common grackle ohio quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  6. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    Always amazed how they look so black in shadow, but get them out into sunlight, and they really light up and are anything but black!
    • wonderview
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    • common grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  7. Common grackle

    Common grackle

    This common grackle kept trying to get away from me and my camera in the morning wet grass, as it was looking for a place to eat its insect breakfast or take the insects to feed its brood.
    • MlynchKy
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    • grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  8. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    Damp with water beading on its feathers on a rainy day.
    • wonderview
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    • common grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  9. Amazing what the right light can do

    Amazing what the right light can do

    Common Grackle Looking so colorful with the right sunlight angle can do
    • KC Foggin
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    • common grackle myrtle beach sc quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  10. Becoming more mature

    Becoming more mature

    Common Grackle
    • KC Foggin
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    • common grackle myrtle beach sc quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  11. Kicked out of the nest

    Kicked out of the nest

    A Grackle Fledging Dad seemed to have had enough of it.
    • KC Foggin
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    • fledglihg common grackle myrtle beach sc quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  12. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    Don't see this bird very often.
    • Deerbird
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    • cyanocephalus euphagus kentucky quiscalus quiscula summer
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  13. Seems I've got a good crowd of these guys.

    Seems I've got a good crowd of these guys.

    Immature Common Grackle
    • KC Foggin
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    • immature grackle myrtle beach quiscalus quiscula sc usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  14. Common Grackle (male).jpg

    Common Grackle (male).jpg

    Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bronzed grackle bryan common grackle lake bryan quiscalus quiscula texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  15. Teenage Grackle

    Teenage Grackle

    Immature Grackle
    • KC Foggin
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    • immature grackle juvenile immature myrtle beach sc quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  16. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    These large blackbirds are fairly common breeders in the area but easy to overlook compared to the more common much larger Great-tailed and Boat-tailed Grackles. Note the pale eyes unlike the male Boat-tailed. Males and females are similar, but females, such as this are slightly duller and...
    • jmorlan
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    • common grackle quiscalus quiscula texas usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  17. First I've seen in my garden for quite awhile

    First I've seen in my garden for quite awhile

    Common Grackle I love the glistening in their feathers.
    • KC Foggin
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    • common grackle myrtle beach sc quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  18. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    One of several Common Grackles hiding in the reeds on the edge of a swamp, but this one had the LOOK!
    • mikeshaw1
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    • bangor maine common grackle essex woods quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  19. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    Common Grackle
    • lmelamed
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    • common grackle little elm tx quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  20. Kind of spooky looking

    Kind of spooky looking

    Juvenile Common Grackle The look on it's face makes you think it's gonna be a not nice bird.
    • KC Foggin
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    • juvenile/immature juvie common grackle quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  21. Common Grackle , male

    Common Grackle , male

    Thanks for your kind words on my last pictures
    • Deerbird
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    • common grackle kentucky quiscalus quiscula usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  22. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    I like the way the light was falling on the bird. ---Thanks for your kind words on my last photo
    • Deerbird
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    • 1dt common grackle kentucky quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  23. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    A migratory bird that goes South for the winter. First one I've seen this spring.
    • wonderview
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    • canada common grackle nova scotia quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  24. Red-winged Blackbird, 2 Common Grackles.jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird, 2 Common Grackles.jpg

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus) followed by two Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula versicolor).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • agelaius phoeniceus caldwell common grackle quiscalus quiscula red-winged blackbird texas usa
    • Comments: 18
    • Category: North America
  25. Common Grackle

    Common Grackle

    • KC Foggin
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    • quiscalus quiscula
    • Comments: 19
    • Category: North America
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