May 22: Garden Bird

My father tried to keep ALL birds out of the garden. I welcome birds into my yard by providing bird feeders and a bird bath. However, I protect my ripening vegetables and fruits from the birds. When the harvest is nearing its end, I sometimes share the bounty with the birds. Today's shot shows a bird who frequents my yard on a daily basis. I believe he is a common grackle (a black bird with shimmery feathers around his neck).

[Gwenllian]

What a beady eye you have captured!

[Dawn Ulmer]

Well done. Sometimes they are hard to capture. Birds are welcome with me, too.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Good catch! They are nice and shiny!

[Rebecka]

Birds are always welcome in my yard but my neighbors complained about my feeders so I took them down. They were worried the food would attract tree rats, I would have probably just taken photos of them too! Nice B&W Daisy

[Paula W]

Great capture Daisy. Don't think I have ever seen or heard of one before. We have several feeders but we have yet to find one that the squirrels and Magpies don't monopolise!

[Nancy]

We have Grackles that come to our feeder. The are sleek and mean looking.

[Cheri]

We lvoe bird and welcome them to the garden. Nice shot

[tony gig]

Great B/W Daisy.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of this nice looking bird. I love birds in my garden as they eat a lot of harmful insects. (special in spring).
Thank you for you nice comment and the fav. Much appreciated

[Daisy Miller]

@lleo Yes, their eyes are definitely beady and seem to be watching every move people and birds make around them.

[Daisy Miller]

@deu49097 Thanks! At first, I did not like the grackles due to their aggressive nature, but they have calmed down a lot and I have grown more tolerant.

[Daisy Miller]

@olivetreeann Thanks. I like to see how their feathers shimmer in the sunlight.

[Daisy Miller]

@rebecka Thanks. The neighbors complained about my bird feeders where I used to live. The neighbors here seem to like birds and/or don't complain.

[Daisy Miller]

@paulaw Thanks! We don't have many magpies here. I looked up common grackles. They live mostly in the mid and eastern part of the United States.

[Daisy Miller]

@nanm The other birds think the grackles are mean. They avoid getting too close to the grackles for the most part.

[Daisy Miller]

@linc Thanks.

[Daisy Miller]

@tonygig Thanks.

[Daisy Miller]

@pyrrhula Thanks. The birds here seem to eat a combination of worms, insects, and seeds (depending on the type of bird). The birds are welcome to eat the insects in my yard.

[Laura]

He is cute.