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Pictures of Grackles
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The common grackle is a familiar bird in North America, almost entirely east of the Rocky Mountains. It can be found most anywhere except in the western states and provinces. In the winter it migrates slightly southwest, but still extends itself to the Northeastern United States.

The Common Grackle species includes the Purple Grackle and the Bronze Grackle, both of which are widespread.  The Purple has the overall black coloring, with purple and green gloss. The Bronze also has the overall black coloring, with a bronze gloss and a blue-black head. The females are a dully, not a glossy, black with a faint glossy purple on the neck and head. Both males and females have pale yellow eyes. Both have long pointed black beaks. Baby birds have dark eyes.

Grackles have 1-2 broods of 4-7 eggs a season. Their nests are set high in trees, in marshes or in building eaves.  They are widespread in open areas and woodlands. Grackles stay in flocks year round. They nest and forage for food in their flocks.  They feed on insects, worms, grains, seeds, eggs and babies of other birds and small fish and rodents. They are capable of damaging and destroying crops since they forage and travel in large numbers. This makes them a pest to farmers who often aim to destroy the flocks to save their crops.


Grackel on branch

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Grackle on branch

Grackle at birdbath

Grackle in nest

Grackle with worm

Grackle flying

Grackle

Grackles eating deer carcass

Grackle Nest

Grackle at birdbath

Grackle

Crow

Grackle at birdbath

Greater Antillean Grackle
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I live in saskatoon saskatchewan and there wsd a huge flock of grackle on my front yard and tow neighbors today, it was quite the sight. (9/17/2009, 9:17 PM)
I would like to correspond with anyone who has a grackle as a pet and keeps it indoors. I have a baby that is about 2 weeks old. email me at kisiakosua@aol.com (7/9/2009, 10:57 AM)
well i raised baby grackles they seem friendly (6/20/2009, 5:25 PM)
ate to tell you, but grackles ARE in the western states. We have seen them for years in Texas and we now live in Las Vegas NV and have quite a few here. One we named THE BOSS used to conduct classes for the young birds in a tree across from us. He would sit in the top of the tree and the smaller birds would sit on the lower branches and listen to him for long minutes at a time. He was driven away by larger birds who did not appreciate his noise during the heat of the day when they were t (5/22/2009, 10:52 PM)
I've been "Mom" to my Grak son for two years now. LOVE him dearly and hope to have many years with him. (4/14/2009, 8:01 PM)
i used to have a pet one. i miss it. and if it knows how to fly and scavenge, it should be fine. i taught mine these. (2/21/2009, 4:56 PM)
grackles are ugly (6/9/2008, 2:57 PM)
naiohy and zhane (2/1/2007, 6:27 PM)
A los mirlos moƱudos tambien se los llama grackle o como? gracias por la ayuda (1/4/2007, 6:26 PM)
I have a juvenile Grackle that thinks I'm "Mom". Do they make good pets? I'm afraid to release him for fear the neighbor's cat will enjoy him for supper. Anyone have experience with Grackles as pets? (6/30/2006, 6:31 AM)
Yes I think it is a common grackle - my second favorite bird (after the emperor penguin) - I love their strange raspy call and their odd display habits. (7/20/2005, 11:19 PM)
Looks like a Grackle to me. :-) (4/7/2005, 8:30 AM)
I used to have a Common Grackle named "Jason" he was my best friend... Zhane .. '04 11 14 (11/14/2004, 11:57 PM)