Boat-tailed grackles – Wingscapes Birdcam Discovery Guide User Manual
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WINGSCAPES Backyard Bird Discovery Guide
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An Identification Guide to Common Backyard Birds
PHOT
OS: P
AM WINEGAR
Boat-tailed
Grackles
About the bird:
These large, glossy
black birds favor salt marshes and
other open coastal areas and are sel-
dom found far from water. They will
eat just about anything, from seeds to
snakes.
Range:
Common resident along
the Southeastern coast and through-
out Fla.
About the photo:
These male
grackles are engaged in an interest-
ing threat display known as sky
pointing, during which the birds
drop their wings and raise their bills
vertically in order to, in this case,
intimidate rival males. Luckily Pam’s
BirdCam was in place to record this
fascinating behavior.
Photograph by:
Pam Winegar with
a BirdCam (original).
I enjoy using my BirdCam
so much because there
is always an element of
surprise when I look at the
pictures at the end of the
day. It is exciting because
I never know what I’ll see!
BirdCam has taken pictures
of birds that I didn’t even
know existed in our yard!
—Pam Winegar
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