Austin Grackle on a Bench

by Scott White
(Detroit, MI USA)

I took this shot in Austin when I was on a Dodge Journey video shoot. We have Grackles in Michigan but not as many, and not as big. The Austin variety also seem to have a very different set of songs and calls. So much so that I wonder if they are different species? This one seemed very calm and allowed me to get pretty close. He was there just long enough for me to notice his beak lining up with the arrow in the street. I snapped the shot and he flew away.