[Birdtalk] Common Grackle juvenile

[cldavis at xmission.com]

For years I've had the Common Grackles coming to my yard to bathe and feed
occasionally.  I knew they had nests in the neighborhood but this year I
didn't know if any actually stayed to nest.  This week, however, I have
been having some young large birds come to the birdbath that I suspected
were young common grackles, but they lacked the bright eye color and
beautiful body colors.  Well, yesterday it was confirmed they are indeed
juvenile common grackles because one of the parents was with them.  I took
a photo through the sliding glass door, which made the photo rather grainy
and soft.  I tried cleaning it up a little and you can see it at:

http://xmission.com/~cldavis/common_grackles.html#cg1

Carol