A common grackle perches on the rim of a bowl feeder facing the camera.
Per Alan (@alan678.bsky.social), the #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks, any bird eating. The alt is #attitude, birds showing attitude.
I've gone for the alt theme with this common grackle.
March 26 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding
Common Grackles are glossy blackbirds, but in sunlight, they display iridescent, metallic colors including purple and steel-blue on their heads, and bronzy-purple on their bodies. Males are more vibrant, while females are duller, often appearing dark brown. Both sexes have bright yellow eyes and long, dark tails. These two birds were perched on brown branches of a tree with more branches and blue sky in the background. Seen at Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, Massachusetts.
Two #CommonGrackles hanging out together with their multi-colored, iridescent feathers glowing in the midday sunlight (Great Meadows NWR, Concord, MA - 3/13/26) ๐๐ชถ๐
#birds #blackbirds #TwosDay #ColorADay #BlueTue #ECK #nature #birdphotography #NikonP950 #Massachusetts
A common grackle, a starling, and a red-winged blackbird perch on a tree branch spanning the photo frame diagonally from bottom right to top-left. The grackle is in the top-left corner and puffed up. The starling is in the middle and facing the camera. The blackbird is on the right and facing the camera.
A common grackle, a starling, and a red-winged blackbird waiting for their turn to get to the feeders this morning.
March 22 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #starlings #redwingedblackbirds #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding
A collage of two photos. In the top photo, a Common Grackle struts along a deck rail from right to left, head held high and chest thrust forward. In the bottom photo, a European Starling strides from left to right, wearing a distinctly indignant expression.
I wouldn't want to be in their way!
A common grackle and a starling.
March 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #BirdsofNC #commongrackles #starlings
A Common Grackle perches on a leafless tree branch, beak wide open and facing the camera. Its striking yellow eyes with black pupils command attention. Numerous smaller branches radiate from the main branch, criss-crossing in the foreground against a soft, light grey backdrop.
Per Alan (@alan678.bsky.social), todayโs #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LandMeetsWater. The alt is #TreePerchers.
Lots of choices for today but I've gone with this common grackle (for the alt theme) making his presence known.
March 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #BirdsofNC
A northern mockingbird perches in profile on a tree branch, facing left. A softly clouded blue sky stretches across the background, while spare tree branches weave through both the foreground and background of the frame.
A common grackle in profile perched on the railing of a deck and looking up towards the sky. The eyes with black irises are strikingly vivid as are the iridescent feathers on the neck and back.
Per Alan (@alan678.bsky.social) , todayโs #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay and the alt is #Abstract.
One for each theme: A northern mockingbird and a common grackle.
March 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #northernmockingbirds
A common grackle perches in profile on the branch of a mostly leafless tree.
A red-bellied woodpecker peaks from behind a tube bird-feeder with a seed in its bill.
Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #TwigsAreUs and the the Alt theme is #HeadShots.
My contributions: a common grackle (primary theme) and a red-bellied woodpecker (alt theme).
March 8 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding
A black bird with an iridescent nape and striking yellow eyes perches on the rim of a black bowl feeder, beak agape.
Yesterday marked our first common grackle sighting at the feeders in several months! Here's one of the photos I managed to capture of him.
March 1 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #BackyardBirding #BirdsofNC
A Common Grackle perches on a thick tree branch, its head turned to one side, revealing its striking plumage and distinctively pale eye. The bird is photographed from below, looking up through the canopy.
Common grackles perched on the branches of two tall trees against a backdrop of a clear blue sky.
Common grackles perch on mostly leafless branches of a tall tree against a backdrop of a clear blue sky.
Spring is in the air! Ran into a large flock of Common Grackles along a greenway in Charlotte yesterday โ I've been seeing them in impressive numbers over the past three to four days now.
February 20 2026. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #BirdsofNC
Per Rob (@robcrank68.bsky.social), today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeedingTime, any bird eating, and the Alt theme is #Gulls.
I've gone with this Common Grackle feeding its young one.
June 21 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #CommonGrackles #BirdsofNC #BackyardBirding
Three iridescent Common Grackles stand on a railing scattered with birdseed. Their feathers shimmer with blue and green highlights as they peck at the food. Each bird is facing a different direction against a blurred greenish background.
Optimistic day
three grackles take what I give
I am less empty
#Emoetry #Optimistic #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #CommonGrackles #Connection #Solace
A common grackle standing on the top railing of a deck and looking up. The background is greenery.
A starling standing on one leg on the top railing of a deck and looking back. The background is greenery.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is Birds at #OddAngles.
I think these photos qualify.
Left: A common grackle.
Right: A starling
#birds #commongrackles #starlings
Two Common Grackles dining by the light of a setting full moon in Dunedin, Florida. #birds #grackles #commongrackles #birdfeeder #fullmoon #moonset #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography
The colors that these grackles showed in the sunlight is beautiful!
#icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching
#icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #birbs #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching #adorable #birdlovers #cutephotography #animals #creatures
Grackles look like they are on something but in a cute way???๐ญ #icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #birbs #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching
Looks like a younger one ๐ค #icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #birbs #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching #adorable #birdlovers #cutephotography
A collage of two photos. Left is a suet feeder with a whole square suet cake and right is the same feeder with the suet almost gone.
It took less than twelve hours for grackles and starlings to do this damage to a 337 gram suet cake.
June 21 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles #starlings
Our feeders this morning. Grackles have taken over! The juvenile being fed by the adult bird is amazing to watch.
June 21 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
Bird with iridescent feathers of green and gold in flight.
You have to catch grackles in the right light to realize that they're not black.
#๐ชถ
#birds
#nature
#wildlife
#birding
#photography
#commongrackles
#birdsofbluesky
#naturephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8 #nikonphotographer
A common grackle on top of a suet feeder. The feeder has a closed top. Once leg is on top of a wire hanger for the feeder and the other on top of the feeder.
What a pose! Style vs Comfort.
June 19 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
The common grackles are busy this morning. A juvenile being fed a peanut by an adult.
June 20 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
#icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #birbs #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching #adorable #birdlovers #cutephotography #animals #creatures
Here's a video of a juvenile grackle being fed by an adult grackle. Taken this morning.
June 14 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
A juvenile common grackle on top of a deck railing demanding food from an adult grackle. 1/2.
A juvenile common grackle on top of a deck railing being fed by an adult grackle. 2/2.
Not great pictures but here's the juvenile being fed by an adult grackle. Cellphone photography.
#birds #commongrackles
A juvenile common grackle on top of a deck railing. 1/2.
A juvenile common grackle on top of a deck railing. 2/2.
I think this is a juvenile common grackle. The eyes are dark unlike those of the adults. And, it was part of a group of five or six grackles in our backyard this morning.
June 14 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
A common grackle at a wooden post with a peanut in its mouth.
Two common grackles perched on two wooden posts of a fence. There's a water bowl next to one of the posts. The backdrop is greenery.
Someone leaves food and water at these posts in a wooded area everyday for birds. Common grackles, brown thrashers, and northern mockingbirds are frequent visitors.
Saw these grackles this morning.
June 9 2025. Charlotte NC US.
#birds #commongrackles
#Great-TailedGrackle #QuiscaluMexicanus #icterid #icteridae #icterids #QuiscalusQuiscula #blackbirds #CommonGrackles #Grackle #grackles #blackbird #commongrackles #bird #birds #nature #naturelover #birdlover #birb #birbs #nature #photography #BirdPhotography #birdwatching #adorable #birdlovers
