Common Grackles

[cldavis at xmission dot com]

Two common grackles became residents in my Taylorsville neighborhood this 
summer and have enjoyed my feeders.
Today I caught one bathing in my deck-railing birdbath.  They are so 
skittish it is great to just sit back and watch one for a little while.  I 
thought robins were the best at emptying a birdbath but common grackles run 
a close second (and he barely fit with those wings flapping around).
Black-capped chickadees are here every day along with black-chinned 
hummingbirds and the "type-A personality" rufous hummers. And at least once 
a day the orioles from the Jordan River Parkway visit my hummingbird 
feeders.  Ain't life grand?!  What else is everyone seeing in their yard?
C. Davis

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