Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Grackle

Quiscalus quisculaOne of a quarrel of Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula) in the Ramble in Central Park.Quiscalus quisculaA nice illustration of the way feathers on the head can be manipulated. Puffed up above. Sleeked down below.Quiscalus quisculaThe purple-blue sheen isn’t registering as iridescently as it did to the naked eye, but it’s getting there.

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2 responses to “Grackle”

  1. elwnyc

    My “herald of spring” hasn’t even left for the winter yet.

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