Backyard Birds » Great-Tailed Grackle http://www.dougkraemer.com/birds Sightings from the patio...and beyond! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:50:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Great-Tailed Grackle – Cancun, Mexico http://www.dougkraemer.com/birds/birds/brewers-blackbird-cancun-mexico/ http://www.dougkraemer.com/birds/birds/brewers-blackbird-cancun-mexico/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 16:16:33 +0000 Douglas http://www.dougkraemer.com/birds/?p=50 When we went to Cancun, Mexico in December 2008, I hadn’t yet developed a serious interest in birdwatching. But I couldn’t help but be fascinated by these black birds that seemed to be everywhere in the resort. In the right light, their color seemed to change from black to a purplish green. And their eyes are bright yellow!

Great-Tailed Grackle

As I later found out, these are Great-Tailed Grackles. Sometimes they gathered in groups…

A group of Great-Tailed Grackles enjoying the resort...

…and sometimes they went for a swim…

A Great-Tailed Grackle taking a dip

We had a great time watching their antics (and also watching as they cleaned up after any guests who left their food unattended for more than a minute!)

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