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Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a female as you can tell by the overall brown face. I found her this afternoon hanging from a tree in my front yard. Passerine birds have feet that automatically lock when they land on a branch, and if a bird dies, it is common for their feet to not unlock and for them to hang from the tree like this.

Habitat:

My front yard in the middle of town.

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Comments (1)

Sad but an interesting story. Thanks for posting this.

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