Common Grackle

25
Jun

Youngsters are out of control – parents are harried!

Blue Jays have been practicing tough love and the Common Grackles need to take a page out of the jay’s book on parenting.  For the past few days, if you have been watching the birdfeeder cam, you will see juvenile grackles practically on top of their parents at the feeders – and screeching – and […]

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02
Mar

More signs of spring …….

Turkey Vultures are again soaring over the farm fields of central Illinois and for me, are a welcome sight!  Robins are now staying here in large flocks throughout the winter months and can be found in open woodlands and edges – look for them where there are copious amounts of berries.  But these vultures leave […]

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