Keeping watch

Every hopeful, every watchful.
This Grackle was keeping a watchful eye out for any bits and crumbs that someone might drop at the hamburger restaurant.
Thank you for looking and commenting.

[Beth]

Nice capture. He does have the yellow eye wide open. Excellent composition.

[Kerri]

Beautiful bird!

[Moira Brown]

Cool shot - and cool bird. Never heard of a grackle before sounds like something from a Dr Seuss book!

[Jane Westoby]

Good shot. Is a grackle a member of the crow family?

[Linda]

@vernabeth @kerristephens @moirab @janek Thank you! It is a member of the Icterids. Which incudes the American blackbirds, but is only distantly related to them. There are eleven different types of Grackles. I believe this one is the Great-tailed Grackle or Mexican Grackle. The female is a brownish color and smaller than the male. Not related to the crow, but often confused with the American crow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great-tailed_Grackle

[Pat Knowles]

That beady eye is amazing & you have caught it very well. Never heard of a Grackle bird, he is quite handsome !

[Harry J Benson]

excellent eye capture, nice composition