Boat-tailed Grackles
Boat-tailed Grackles are a coastal grackle species, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and all of Florida.
They are noisy scavengers. I’ve had to chase a small flock from our campsite a few times (sending them on to someone else’s hehe).
Boat-tailed Grackles (males)
Boat-tailed Grackle (male)
The females are half the size of the males and more shy, usually staying out of sight.
Boat-tailed Grackle (female)
Boat-tailed Grackle (male) chomping on a seed
For the males, eye color ranges from bright yellow along the Atlantic Coast to a dull brown along the western Gulf Coast.
Boat-tailed Grackle (male)
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