Grackles on their Commute.

Common grackle looks like a blackbird in the shade.

But in the sun, they have an iridescence. Can you see the tongue in this shot?

All that color shows up in the light. They have a noisy raucous call and hang out in flocks, all yakking at the same time.

These birds visit in the spring and fall and are usually followed by red-winged black birds.

Female cardinal has been here all winter.