Today's Bird- the Common Grackle
Smaller than Crows & Ravens
~~🐦🐦🐦⬛🪶This is my continuing daily series that explores the avian world one bird at a time. "I would like to paint the way the world sings." -- Claude Monet
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Master of disguise
black but then iridescent
sharp, metallic calls
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The Forsyth House Fire
Since 1851, Forsyth House has stood on the corner of Union Street and Gordon Street in the heart of Glasgow. Its iconic, or was... because on Sunday 8th of March, 2026, a fire broke out in a small, seemingly un-named shop in the building and tore all that history down. As I write, the rubble is still unsettled and the street is still blocked off. Central Station is quiet on the upper level, and around 30 small businesses have quite literally gone up in smoke.
By S. A. Crawford5 days ago in The Swamp
Comments (6)
Great haiku. What a wildly unique bird. Love the colors
They're doing very well here. We have quite a population of them, along with Great Tailed Grackles. They're also talented mimics.
Weird how the one in the first vid puffs up every time before it does its call. Cool birds.Thanks for sharing, Bill!
The description makes it sound cool. Reminds me of some high-tech gadgets I've worked with. Gotta see where it leads.
I love the way your poems sound - like I can hear “sharp, metallic sounds” ❤️❤️❤️
What an interesting bird. It seems they are not very popular among other smaller birds in the seed feeders.