Earlier this summer, grackles, long a nemesis to University of Texas at Austin students and employees, raised their game, at least according to the Austin American-Statesman: Nesting grackles on the ...

Austin is home to two main grackle species, the common grackle and the — ironically — much more common great-tailed grackle. These two species, however, wear five different looks: two male, two female ...

In the right light, this common grackle, often called a "black" bird is a rainbow of iridescence. BILL DANIELSON / For the Recorder Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news ...