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Great-tailed Grackle Great-tailed Grackles are fascinating birds with lots of personality. This one was truing to cool off from the blistering heat here in the Rio Grande Valley. Quinta Mazatlan, where I work, is one of the World Birding Centers. Geotagged,Great-tailed Grackle,Quiscalus mexicanus,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Great-tailed Grackle

Great-tailed Grackles are fascinating birds with lots of personality. This one was truing to cool off from the blistering heat here in the Rio Grande Valley. Quinta Mazatlan, where I work, is one of the World Birding Centers.

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The Great-tailed Grackle

The Great-tailed Grackle or Mexican Grackle is a medium-sized, gregarious passerine bird native to North and South America. A member of the family Icteridae, it is one of ten extant species of grackle and is closely related to the Boat-tailed Grackle and the Slender-billed Grackle.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Kathy Detweiler
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By Kathy Detweiler

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Uploaded Jul 22, 2016. Captured Aug 12, 2016 02:11 in 600 Sunset Dr, McAllen, TX 78503, USA.
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  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/5.0
  • 1/320s
  • ISO800
  • 190mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.