This page has starlings, crows, grackles, and a red-winged blackbird.

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Two European starlings with their yellow beaks (They are an invasive species in the United States and there are lots of them.)
[Two birds perched in a tree with lots of branches so they are somewhat camoflauged. The birds ahve glossy black feathers and bright yellow beaks.]

The underside of the starling is colorful.
[This closer view of one bird shows the glossy feathers, but on the back of the belly and the underside of the tail are white edges to all the feathers creating a black and white pattern. The legs of this bird are pinkish-red.]

American Crow
[A side view of this all black bird, including beak and legs, as it perches on a top rail of a chain-link fence. The bird may have just landed as its wings are slightly separated from its back.]

This American Crow seems to have a message for me.
[A close view looking right at a crow sitting on the top rail of a chain link fence. The crow has its mouth wide open, its body turned toward and looking at the camera.]

This crow was keeping an eye on food scraps below.
[This left side of an all-black bird is clearly visible against the clear blue sky as it is perched near the edge of the roof.]

This may be a Fish Crow although they are hard to distinguish from American Crows.
[A close view from below of a crow standing in the gutter of the four-story building with its mouth partially open.]

A flying crow just about to land in the reeds beside the pond
[The crow has its wings outstretched above its body as it heads for tall green reeds on the right side of the image. ]

Crows eat live oak acorns.
[A crow with its mouth open wide enough to hold a brown acorn which is missing its cap is walking atop paver bricks in the roadway.]

A grackle getting a drink.
[A straight-on view of the bird with its head dipped to the water. In this light the bird appears to have a blue head and back with grey feathers.]

This grackle appears to be on a mission where spectators are not welcome.
[The grackle is walking through the water and has just taken its right foot from the water so the claws are relaxed and handing downward. Its long tail is up. Its head is turned toward the camera such that both yellow eyes with black dots in them are visible. The tenseness of the body suggests it does not want to be messed with.]

Female grackle
[A straight-on view of the back of the bird which is perched on a branch and has its head turned to the right as if it is looking back a the photographer. The head is light brown and it appears the stomach may be as well, but the rest of the body is a dark brown-black.]

Red-winged blackbird
[The bird faces right while perched midway up a willowy shrub branch. The bird is entirely black except for its silver-white beak and the small patches of red and orange on its wing.]

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