A raven (Corvus corax), photographed at Yellowstone National Park. While there I observed that some of the birds would pick the splattered insects off cars for an easy meal.
We have several species of grackles (all of which look the same to me)in the Austin, TX area. I often see them in parking lots eating insects off the front of cars and drinking from the puddles of condensation water from the airconditioners. I'm impressed that they can still fly pretty well having moulted all their tail feathers.
Cool photo. It's like a portrait by Robert Bateman.
Jim,
It is the same here in Abilene,TX. I've also noticed they have lost their tail feathers (Great tailed Graekel).
Around here they eat pecans, acorns and dog food which they soak in the nearest available water source for a few minutes and then eat! The first time I saw or heard a Graekel was in Cameron, TX 40 years ago! They travel all the way from Canada to Chile!
I noticed a row of house finches doing the same thing- picking the dead bugs off a bumper whilst standing on the concrete parking beam
We have several species of grackles (all of which look the same to me)in the Austin, TX area. I often see them in parking lots eating insects off the front of cars and drinking from the puddles of condensation water from the airconditioners. I'm impressed that they can still fly pretty well having moulted all their tail feathers.
Cool photo. It's like a portrait by Robert Bateman.
Jim,
It is the same here in Abilene,TX. I've also noticed they have lost their tail feathers (Great tailed Graekel).
Around here they eat pecans, acorns and dog food which they soak in the nearest available water source for a few minutes and then eat! The first time I saw or heard a Graekel was in Cameron, TX 40 years ago! They travel all the way from Canada to Chile!
I noticed a row of house finches doing the same thing- picking the dead bugs off a bumper whilst standing on the concrete parking beam