As hundreds of Grackles circled our house and set up watch posts in the oak trees, I was pretty sure I’d seen this scene before. In a movie. Hmm. Could it be “The Birds”? Garry got some good pictures of them in the trees and the air. All I got were dead oak leaves. I feel I should mention that, from the ground, a leaf clinging to an oak limb could be a bird. Or a leaf. Given my eyesight, I would need binoculars to tell the difference.
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How very Hitchcock!
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VERY Hitchcockian! And they keep returning, in larger numbers. Very scary.
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They are perfect for playing scary scenes in the movie.
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Sadje, I just won’t stand under them. But they have a ferocious dive bomber style.
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How apt with their killer looks!
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They do look a tad creepy lurking up there in the trees.
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Tas. So scary, especially on these dark, gloomy days.
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I took very similar photos like these but with a squirrel. We get grackles around here but I’ve never seen this many at one time.
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Never let it be said we do things in a small way. We also get murders of crows. And they are ALL hungry.
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Mama, I think there was a local casting call. These guys are looking to make it big here in cinematic Uxbridge.
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