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I do know they change every year. We do get the same ones but its usually less or more of them. But this year, we have seen a shortage of any species of birds to our feeders. We always had Titmice but this year I have seen none. We get Chickadees but there are fewer and our Red-Bellied Woodpecker hasn't came through at all this year. And of course ...

That is a cute story. I watched a mother Robin chase off a rabbit today, not much to write about, but your post reminded me of yesterday I was walking around my backyard to take pics of some birds. My husband was mowing so I moved an old peice of a gutter off the ground and while I picked it up a chipmunk ran out the end I was holding and ran up ...

I have no idea but I just love the pics with all of them enjoying their time in your birdbath. I love it. I have just one birdbath but it sits on a pillar. They come and go not so much. I think I just might put one on the ground. You have great shots.

I agree its a Grackle.

I am not sure. Here are two pics that I recently took of a female cowbird. It looks similar but the bill on the cowbird seems darker and the pattern of the feathers seem a little different. I tried for comparison but I am stumped.

I only got about a 5 sec look and it seems like it was white on the tail feathers. It could have been more up the rump too.