One of a quarrel of Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula) in the Ramble in Central Park.
A nice illustration of the way feathers on the head can be manipulated. Puffed up above. Sleeked down below.
The purple-blue sheen isn’t registering as iridescently as it did to the naked eye, but it’s getting there.
Grackle
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My “herald of spring” hasn’t even left for the winter yet.
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