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One Hundred Grackles

I love birds as much as the next person — more maybe. But when you’ve got about a hundred grackles on your deck, even I’ve got to admit… it’s a little creepy.

I’m just saying…

It’s a regular Tippi Hedren kind of moment.

The birds are starting to flock around here, you see. So, when I noticed a bunch of grackles hanging out together earlier in the day, I thought it would be nice to put some sunflower seed kernels out on the deck rail and the floor of the deck for them. And, boy-oh-boy, do those grackles love sunflower seed kernels! The group I saw earlier apparently invited several dozen of their closest friends and they’re all having a big party out on the deck — eating seed, posturing for one another, and making that wonderful noise they make.