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Baby Grackle in My Master Bathroom

by Michelle
(New Braunfels, TX)

OK, don't hate me but . . . there's a baby grackle living in my master bathroom at the moment.

It was either tossed or fell from the nest. I couldn't just leave its little forlorn feathered butt sitting next to the ATM machine so I picked it up and brought it home.

My son has been feeding it tuna and cooked chicken. Oh, and we've also been playing random ringtones for it. I figure there are enough 'car alarm' mimics amongst the grackle population, our little grackle will be unique.

We plan to release him back into the wild just as soon as we teach him to sh*t on windshields and pedestrians.

You're welcome.

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May 19, 2011
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Grackle Social Experiment
by: Brad Castro

Thanks, Michelle, for sharing your adventure.

I think it's a great potential social experiment. Will a grackle raised by humans develop any empathy towards people (even just a little common courtesy would be nice).

Or will something opposite happen - will your son's manners deteriorate?

I guess it's a nature vs. nurture sort of thing.

Definitely keep us posted!

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