what is a Grackle?

Answer 1

its a type of bird.. quite common in Texas.. the males are a real pretty irridecent shinny blue/black.. females are smaller and are more brownish yellow colored.

Click below.. i found a pic of one for ya :)

Answer 2

The Common Grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, is a large blackbird.

Adults have a long dark bill, a pale yellowish eye and a long tail; their plumage is an iridescent black. Adult females are slightly smaller and less glossy.

Their breeding habitat is open and semi-open areas across North America east of the Rocky Mountains. The nest is a well-concealed cup in dense trees or shrubs, usually near water; sometimes, they will nest in cavities or in man-made structures. They often nest in colonies, some being quite large.

This bird is a permanent resident in much of its range. Northern birds migrate in flocks to the southeastern United States.

These birds forage on the ground, in shallow water or in shrubs; they will steal food from other birds. They are omnivorous, eating insects, minnows, frogs, eggs, berries, seeds and grain, even small birds.

This bird's song is particularly harsh, especially when a flock of these birds are calling.

The range of this bird expanded west as forests were cleared. In some areas, they are now considered a pest by farmers because of their large numbers and fondness for grain.

Answer 3

It's means a tourist. Spelt Grockle but said in a west country English accent it sounds 'Grackle'.

Answer 4

Grackles are black birds, commonly somewhere between 7 - 10 inches in length. They're gregarious, with often iridescent feathers covering their heads and necks. They tend to roost in colonies, feed and hunt in large groups as well. Relatives to crows and blackbirds, they are common in the USA and parts of Europe. A rather extravagant breed, the long-tailed grackle is known in parts of Europe and has (I suspect) made its rather lovely appearance in the USA, but don't quote me on that one, and if you're a farmer whose grain is often stolen by them, I doubt that you'd call them "lovely." But heck, I like 'em.

Answer 5

I bird...one that eats the eggs of other birds (including grackles which is its ONLY redeeming quality). Also they eat the young of other birds.

Answer 6

1.

A large and vocal black bird that likes to gather in large groups and take dumps.

Grackles lend themselves to certain recreational persuit chief among them, Greasing Grackles. eg;
"This morning, I greased three grackles with my Marlin 39a loaded With CCI mini-caps"


2.

A brand name combining the words "GRAnular", "cRACK" and "spACKLE"; a spackle-like buttplug to safeguard one's plum during short periods of incarceration.

Yolanda, call my lawyer and bail bondsman and bring my toothbrush, putty knife and grackle.

Answer 7

1. any of several American black birds of the family Icteridae. Having irridescent blackish pumage. Also called crow blackbird.

2. Any one of several Asian Mynas of the genus Gracula.

Answer 8

They are really pretty birds - until they nest in your yard, screeching, cawing, and pooping everywhere. They were all over Austin, and because they were listed as a protected species there all you could do was try and scare them off. But, they weren't dumb, so they didn't move once they figured out you couldn't hurt them....

Answer 9

a bird. Any of the brightly coloured oriole birds. Also any of the various mina birds native to Asia.

Answer 10

a blackbird with iridescent plumage.