Angry Bird
by Judi Dressler
Title
Angry Bird
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Common Grackles are very social birds, notorious for being agressive at feeders, and this one shows it all, almost standing on tiptoe to let someone know "don't mess with me"! Dozens of these blackbirds sometimes descend upon my back deck where all the feeders are, eating everything in sight while pushing their way to the front of the line. They make sounds that remind me of creaking doors!
Throughout the east and midwest, this big blackbird is a very familiar species on suburban lawns, striding about with deliberate steps as it searches for insects. Common Grackles often nest in small colonies, and several males may perch in adjacent treetops to sing their creaking, grating songs. Big flocks are often seen flying overhead in the evening, heading for major communal roosts, especially from late summer through winter.
Photo taken on May 23, 2020, in Aurora, Colorado.
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Won 2nd Place in FAA's FUNNY BIRDS contest, 2/2/21
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Descriptive keywords and tags for this image include grackles, common grackles, blackbirds, angry birds, angry, attitude, shouting, yelling, funny, cute, hilarious, birds, quiscalus quiscula, passeriformes, colorado, standing on tiptoe, wild, wildlife, dressler, and judi dressler.
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Comments (32)
Dianna Tatkow
Congrats! Your outstanding work has been chosen to be featured in the FAA group "Photography is Fun."
Dianna Tatkow
Congrats! Your outstanding work has been chosen to be featured in the FAA group "Photography is Fun."
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Judi, on your win in the Funny Birds Contest for this Amazing photograph! Voted.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
JASON SENTUF
Congratulations, Judi!.. This lovely image has just featured to "Bird Lovers" group homepage....Please, Feel free to visit the group and view it there as it has been carefully arranged and displayed on our gallery wall. Excellent work! f/v and Pinned! Good Luck! Jason Sentuf Group Administrator...
Morris Finkelstein
Great photo of an angry Common Grackle with lots of emotion and expression, Judi! F/L