Grackles Versus Blue Jays Up Close

[@scarysara9364]

I love that faint Blueish and Purplish tint that can be see on their black feathers when the sun light hits them. : )

[@hughstout]

Me: 0:05 - "huh, gonna puff up and shake his feathers I bet!" 0:06 - *HONK* "oh Jesus! Robotic kazoo bird!"

[@PotatoCheeks]

I love them both! Blue Jays are so cute and the grackles are striking, I love their eyes and how their feathers slightly change color.

[@nightlightabcd]

I always liked Grackles but I didn't know they were such a bully! However, Bluejays are notorious nest robbers! I am always amazed by these birds amazing flying skills!

[@airsickspace9272]

I think almost every super smart bird is a bully. But there’s just something special about asshole birds that has made it so they have a special place in my heart

[@Yuoskalola]

I sware to god the best quality entertainment is watching the birds interact in our back yard. Catbirds vs crows vs Cardinals vs Squirrels vs Robins and on and on

[@MyBackyardBirding]

I couldn't agree more!

[@Yuoskalola]

I sent you a link to my new song about birds. If you like birds you'll love this song. Let me know what you think. .

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Sleep13 I think its great - a little woodpecker crazy near the end - but I like woodpeckers!

[@Yuoskalola]

I like Woodpeckers too. Oh yes I do lol.

[@thischannelisdead5303]

Sleep13 I disagree. Watching a squirrel climb a slippery wet metal pole to get to a bird feeder is quality entertainment.

[@ardalla535]

Be interesting to see how dominant a raven would be vs the grackles.

[@squirrelguy2195]

I absolutely adore my grackles, partially because they're such oddballs compared to the rest of my birds. Their walk cycle always just kills me, it's the least majestic thing I've ever seen in my life and just makes me smile whenever I see one waddling around.

[@metalpunk1234]

Plus the grackles have been around us humans so many decades that they don't see us as a threat mainly because we are docile to them and moat would be around public parking lots where cars are moving, farm areas, etc.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Yep me too! lol. So funny.

[@MERCERENiTY]

It's fascinating and funny to witness how quickly,birds move on surfaces, their fast head movements and how they pick up & eat their food. 🧐😸🐦

[@kroakie4]

This is a great video! I love both grackles and blue jays! The grackles sure were rascals to keep chasing the jays off. But in the end it looks like everybody got something to eat. 😄

[@Fritaly]

Grackles can be a bit annoying if they’re in a mood. But they will chase off the hawks and crows to protect our little backyard songbirds so I can’t hate them. They are quite stunning in the sunlight.

[@blessedwomanyounique8273]

Well now I have 5 Blue Jays, Mom, Dad & 3 fledgling. 5 Squirrels and God knows how m any chickadees and nuthatches. We also have a downy Mom and Dad, and a few red bellied woodpeckers. The loud hairys dont get along with the jays.. I even had a huge crow try for the peanuts this week. Happy bird watching to all♡11 turkeys we counted as well. Its busy now.

[@tammy5654]

The blue jays and grackles are such beautiful birds. It's so very entertaining to watch them interacting. Beautiful video !!! 😍😍😍

[@tomtalker2000]

My Common Grackles are of the "bronze mutation" up here on Cape Cod, MA. And ours do NOT like sharing with Blue Jays either. 9 out of 10 times the Grackles win the stare down sometimes a big blue will get overly assertive and that's usually when all hell breaks loose...!!! I've been in the avian field now for nearly 30yrs so i've seen my fair share of what both Grackles and Blue Jays are capable of when there in fighting mode.

[@Videosaurus_Wrex]

tomtalker2000 oh wow, blue jays and grackles at my home feed everywhere together, im always looking out and seeing black and blue birds in the same feeders. They gwt along so well here o.o

[@seanobrien8861]

In Ct we have the bronzed too. I think they're the best looking of all the grackle types. They do indeed rule.

[@ActiveDreamer1]

I can not stop watching your video's. As i am a birdwatcher to.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thanks - birds are fascinating!

[@brandyraciborski-rieffer8451]

ActiveDreamer1 me too! From about 6:30am I can't help it. Just me and my binoculars! I wish I had a go pro or whatever this is, but we get SO many birds at once they would never fit. They all seem to get along though, for now.

[@ancestralvoices1]

Wonderful video. Interesting how the Grackles will plant both feet on top of the feeder, whereas the Blue Jays always cling to the side with that back claw. I know that they(like other Corvids) can grasp with their feet -- unlike Grackles and most songbirds. I put suet out as well and the bully in my corner of the world is a Mockingbird. He dominates both Grackles and Blue Jays -- but he's a fun bird! I like them all for different reasons. . Your videos are beautiful!

[@rr7firefly]

The Steller's jay (a relative of the blue jay) is a very aggressive bird. If you ever eat outside when they're around they will hound you mercilessly, waiting for an opportunity to get to the food.

[@ApexMark2002]

It's usually "size wins." My favorite battles are between red bellies and mockingbirds. I've had several minutes-long standoffs on my deck as they both take swings at each other with their beaks. The red belly usually wins, unless the mockingbird is completely on the juice with owning the territory.

[@TheNatureEnthusiast]

This is a first for me seeing Grackles and my word do they have such striking plumage. for a bird with a similar body build and look to a crow they have far more beautiful colourations then I've seen on any crow or raven! Thanks for sharing BB =)

[@red9man2130]

love this channel! you sir I will say again are very kind hearted to our animal friends.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+red9man2130 Thanks so much for your nice comments BB

[@ZakWolf]

They're actually closely related to each other, which explains why both are so aggressive.

[@chitinskin9860]

They aren't that close. They are about as close to each other as they both are to warblers and swallows. Grackles belong to the icteridae family along with new world orioles and meadowlarks, while bluejays belong to the corvid family with crows and ravens. At their closest, they are just both songbirds.

[@just_call_me_desi]

so odd because the grackles in my backyard, one in particular is a scaredy-cat lol. The mourning doves are the bosses in my area lol

[@ZakWolf]

@@just_call_me_desi Heh, interesting. In my backyard, the mourning doves have no problem hanging out with sparrows at the birdfeeder. But where I am, grackles and blue jays are the real aggressive ones, but the former are also as skittish as sparrows are.

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@just_call_me_desitoo funny. :)

[@kimberlybarry3079]

LOVE watching them-both so beautiful! I do find the crackles to be extraordinarily gorgeous, and they're a top favorite-after hummingbirds. Everything comes after hummingbirds for me. Thank you for the close up view-too cool!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Kimberly 269life Thanks for the nice comments - hummers are great. Grackles have unique iridescent feathers that most don't see to appreciate. BB

[@EthanBSide]

Grackles are a menace.

[@sergeidruchinin]

Какая интересная птица - гракл! What an interesting bird - Grackles!

[@tatumx2669]

grackles it's a mexican bird. "Zanate "

[@kenyonhoward9495]

This is an amazing video! Thank you so much for sharing it and the clarity and sound is superb and this is definitely one of the best bird videos on KZbin. Excellence! Please share more 😁👍🏾

[@NaturesGarlands]

What a striking birds do you have in your backyard. We envy you! There is plenty of food available, but still ..... Do we humans resemble these birds?

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Natures Garlands We have trouble with sharing abundance! BB

[@westernblackcottonwood2652]

Great video! I love seeing these mischievous critters behavior.

[@wedgegreene]

Those grackles were a plaque when I lived in Dallas area. Hundreds in the trees. Poor blue jays.

[@birddayparties]

Love these birds❤ and the dance at the end😅

[@autumnwhispers2me]

I love ALL our native birds, including the grackles. There are a lot of bully birds, including some folks call their favorite. Maybe they just don't know those particular birds' behaviors, some of them not pretty. But grackles are fascinating, and I have a common grackle that visits on occasion, sometimes every day just to grab snacks from one of our platform feeders. He would just eat, many times with a cardinal or other bird right across from him, and then he'd go to the bird bath, get a drink of water, and leave. Never bothered or bullied anyone. I love the weird sounds they make and crack up at the puffing up thing they do. Those displays are pretty cool. Love the video.

[@richgirl141]

Ella totally agree! Most people call them pests, and maybe they are a little bit, but I enjoy watching them! They’re quite brave, smart, and just silly at times.

[@icwiz]

Im pretty sure these iridescent grackles are the males. I'm also pretty sure he's doing a call here because he found food. :P

[@richgirl141]

icwiz yeah the females are kind of a chocolate brown color :) it’s really funny watching the males try to woo the females

[@icwiz]

Ive seen many males jump out in front of cars as they drive past. They fly real fast, right at the level of the bumper, just dodging the car. Im sure they do this to woo the females. Ive seen them to that to me while driving so many times. Its crazy. They're so smart :)

[@2degucitas]

@@icwiz Nah. It's just "Jackass:Bird Edition" tv show filming.

[@ADT2695]

+icwiz. They did. Hence why both bird types came in tandems after their communicative efforts.

[@CataLyst7The3rd]

Grackles are so gorgeous! They look related almost to corvids. What bird family do they belong to? Have you ever had crows, ravens and grackles feeding at the same time?

[@jackmorrison7379]

Grackles are related to blackbirds, but not to crows which are in the Crow/Jay family, the Corvids as you rightly say.

[@barbarap8163]

Your videos are amazing. I love to watch birds. So happy to find your channel.

[@Quacking-Goose]

I love Grackles, they are underrated birbs

[@at4420]

Love all the little 🐦.

[@jeannetterw]

I love nature but Blue Jays and Red squirrels need to get some chill 😂

[@Tenfey]

Which would win in a no-holds-barred slobber-knocker?

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Tenfey Good question - we may find out in the coming weeks! BB

[@stonedalldayjedi533]

In my backyard, it's the blue Jay's side of the hood. Common grackles get smacked

[@Shawnstradamus]

Grackles are kind of dickish, I've noticed them doing something similar to the birds around me in NE Ohio. They're beautiful and striking with their eyes, but that song... cringe!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Shawnstradamus Yes, don't seem to relax and become part of the community in the Backyard.

[@quantumblauthor7300]

Shawnstradamus I always found their eyes to just be hilarious; looks like they're in a constant state of confusion, especially when they bla-geek

[@scottjamieson5683]

and they empty feeders in about an hour. Most goes on the ground.

[@Buttikoferiii]

Shawnstradamus Grackles by me get bullied by great kiskadees and mockingbirds lol

[@amberbryeans114]

Shawnstradamus they are dicks! I watch them often the will steal food from the other birds...bullying is what they do yet they act like they are scared of their own shadow

[@ariesrcn]

I have usually a couple blue jays and a couple grackles eating sunflower seeds in my back deck, today there were like 6 to 10 grackles there and not letting the blue jays (or smaller birds) in.

[@UdodaTube]

What was that last bird dancing? It looks cute lol

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+UdodaTube That's a White-Breasted Nuthatch - the full dance is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eomsi5iderCMgdU

[@user-yb3rg1oy4m]

Шикарррисссимо! 👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@mlee9882]

i love all of your videos，love all the creatures~

[@MyBackyardBirding]

Thank You!

[@mariawittekfeil3194]

Beautiful video & birds.Thank you for sharing.Thumbs up********100********! Warm greetings.Maria

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Maria Wittek Feil Thanks Maria BB

[@mattr2238]

I find the similarities between corvids and many icterids very interesting.

[@michaelfriesen2820]

Grackles sure have bright gold eyes.

[@NatureWitch]

I have this problem every single day there's about 250 crackles in my backyard right now! I wouldn't mind if there was only like 10 of them but it's super annoying. I love to feed the birds but when the blue Jays are getting fed up so am I. I love Jays

[@pamwilson841]

So times I get so many Grackles at my feeder and in my yard I have to quit feeding the birds for a few days so they will go away.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

I'm lucky with Grackles, they don't hang around much!

[@thederptor2571]

I'mma along the river in an agricultural area with large yard surrounded by wood whenever it snow's (they only come when it snows) I get thousands filling out trees. Our patch of poured corn becomes a patch of fifty.

[@vgacoralreef]

let them eat!!

[@brokenbutnotforever]

Me too! I love my birds n critters but the crackles are to much / to annoying/mean/to loud/ n they bring their gangs with them like there from the hood. LoL.... I also have to stop feeding for few days till they go away.

[@renachristina]

Wunderschöne vögel und Aufnahmen, Gruß Rena

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+renachristina Thanks Rena! BB

[@goodjuju320]

They're annoying, but I love their iridescent colors.

[@billphilips8522]

interesting....i thought the bluejays only back away from the woodpeckers.

[@silvercat18]

I am - team purple grackle!

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+silvercat18 Yeah, I'm kinda rooting for the Grackles, but they seem a bit slow compared to the Jays - give them time! BB

[@wildacewildace6249]

Look at the Birdies! 8^

[@charliedallachie3539]

They sound like machines

[@petramorales1472]

Check out the great tailed grackles, they have many different calls and they r the larger grackle family.

[@blessedwomanyounique8273]

My votes are for the Blue Jays, they will prevail! -:)

[@crestenify]

+Blessed Woman @Younique Agreed!

[@minxella12]

+Blessed Woman @Younique I share your sentiment, unfortunately Grackles are way bigger.

[@zacharybrown5121]

+minxella12 depends on the species. common grackles are not that much larger than blue jays

[@outwiththem]

Grackles are very aggressive..they can even kick the woodpeckers out of the holes they made in the trees...They wait until the woodpeckers finish the cavity nest, then go an fight them out of his nest...That is why I hate those pest..I shot them out of my 3 acres...they see me and fly away scared...they know...Now i have a family of 4 checkered Woodpeckers..Had ONLY ONE..last year..I call him Checker the Woodpecker..he calls and drums for me...Incredible but true..

[@minxella12]

That sounds more like starlings and yes they are a menace. These shown must be Great Grackles or Boat Tails. I had the displeasure this summer of the Common Grackle for a few days towards the end of the summer. They are more the size of a Jay but they came in a mob and cleaned my feeders out in less than a couple of hours. Whenever I saw them I chased them!

[@DreamscapeSYN]

These birds don’t chirp, squawk, or even caw. They make rusted door hinge noises.

[@NikkiBikki]

Lovely video, thanks. Can I ask which camera you use?

[@enthusiaststraw7196]

happy feeding shy birds

[@francoisefrancoise9612]

Belle vidéo merci Françoise 😻

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+Francoise Francoise Thanks!

[@harukatakahashi8822]

+MyBackyardBirding My favorite bird is the great tailed grackle, I heard that some of these birds are mean to others which is a bad thing for me:n: but they are so beautiful with there black rainbow color feathers

[@FirstnameLastName-re4zv]

The blue jay looks derpy in the thumbnail

[@ButterflySpirit]

Someone should tell them there is enough food to go round. lol

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+ButterflySpirit Exactly! BB

[@terry2141859]

Birds don't like those hard milo seeds. I suspect seed companies put them in for cheap filler so the bag'll look full of good stuff.

[@DemoniteBL]

More like Blue Jays vs Grackle 1 vs Grackle 2 lol

[@shecat1964]

Those Grackles are nasty mean birds. They nested in our birdhouse a few summers ago, and we were not allowed to enjoy the back yard in peace. Every time we sat out side the one would sit on the fence and screech at us constantly.

[@seanobrien8861]

Grackles aren't cavity nesters. Maybe they were starlings.

[@shecat1964]

@@seanobrien8861 That is why this stands out in my memory. They were 100% Grackle. First and only time they nested there. I have many birds visit my backyard, i know a grackle.

[@cndvdxyhjblbilg]

I found a dead grackle in my backyard and it was sad but I had to toss the corpse in the woods

[@genedaniels228]

have a greckle that follows me around like a dog

[@2degucitas]

Do you feed it?

[@Abs0lut3Cyner]

I love Grackles

[@MichelleVanDeusenRoberts]

What is that you are feeding them?

[@MyBackyardBirding]

That time was just a cheap mixed feed which is not that great - I recommend black oil sunflowers and sunflower hearts and fresh white millet for platform feeder. BB

[@saraho7961]

if skarmory was an actual bird and not just a pokemon itd sound like a grackle

[@minxella12]

Grackles are considered pests and are the real bullies, not the Bluejays. I have Bluejays, they're bossy but allow other birds. Btw Grackles are on many birders do not encourage list.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

+minxella12 Grackles aren't as smart as Jays, the few around have settled in to the Backyard society OK, and the Blue Jays remain the Backyard managers. Generally the birds take turns at the feeder.

[@56sleepy]

It’s interesting to watch who displaces whom. I have nesting grackles for the first time this year, usually they come en mass with spring migration, empty a few feeders full and then move on once the grasses are full up. I don’t have many blue jay, but these grackles will move off feeder for just about any species. No bullying at all. Top of the feeder food chain in my NE USA home are the woodpeckers. And I have never witnessed any aggressive behavior from them. They show up and every bird scatters.

[@mthrofchaos4437]

They've been in steep decline for many years because they are considered pests. There are so many that it's hard to believe that they could ever become endangered but the population has declined 58% since 1966. Bullies or not, I would hate to see them face extinction.

[@johnjarou2357]

I've never heard of "grackles" before seeing this. but they definitely remind me of crows. any difference? from USA here.

[@yungsosa1785]

John Jarou almost the same animal in my opinion, annoying and agressive birds who behave almos identically to the crow.. but they are very smart though

[@jackmorrison7379]

They are in the blackbird family. Fairly common on the east coast of the US. The larger boat tailed variety is in Florida. Crows may be black in color but are actually closer to the Blue Jays in the family CORVIDAE. So anyone on here telling you grackles and crows are in the same family is wrong.

[@guyroy695]

Wath do You feed them , please.

[@Graderbrad]

Grackles are a menace, they are there birdfeeder bullies. They add stress and anxiety to the kinder songbirds. Flock of thousands gather they’re scary, I read my yard of them with a pellet gun. My songbirds are so happy and content and stress-free sorry if I offend anybody.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

I've never had a problem with grackles, usually just one or two resident breeding pairs around. No large flocks of Grackles here. I should inform you though that it is illegal to just kill Grackles which are native migratory songbirds and are protected by federal law without good reason . They can be humanely killed under certain conditions such as: www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/Grackles_WDM%20Technical%20Series_April%202020.pdf All grackles are federally protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but actions to control damage, including lethal take, is allowed under a “Standing Depredation Order” (50 CFR 21.43) which allows take of grackles “…when found committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock or wildlife, or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance.” The federal standing depredation order overrides state regulations or the need for a state permit. I'm not an expert so do your own "Googling" for your area.

[@samantha132]

You say there's a woodpecker near the end? Was it in the background? What kind was it, can anyone tell? Love the jays, but those grackles got to go!!! They are such pests and they chase all the other birds away when they come to my feeders! I dislike them mucho!

[@outwiththem]

I shot many last year...BB Pistol...This year almost none..they learned to stay away from my feeders..Buy a 500 fps BB Pistol and control those pest birds..Its your money they steal....

[@bcmiller2000]

Grackles are just nasty, every backyard needs a Grackle killing snake!

[@kurtw778]

Austin Anthem, what it do??

[@doro8856]

On the 3rd year of the grackles arriving, they completely took over. They're not just greedy, or aggressive, they're homicidal. They chase down the juvie starlings and will kill them without a moment's hesitation. They won't let any other birds at the feeders, and their numbers are so high that I've all but stopped putting feed in my feeders now. Of all the birds in the world I can truly say the grackles are the only ones I don't like. I found this video depressing just to see them moving in.

[@MyBackyardBirding]

I am fortunate not to have a lot of Grackles and they don't hang around all the time.

[@briannaharter4411]

If you are in the us it's a good this they are killing starlings. Cuase starlings are inviasive and harm the ecosystem. Also if there's a ton of grackels it means something is out of balance in your area.maybe someone's killing the jays or someone's killing the grackels predators.

[@doro8856]

What the hell are you talking about? Find some facts before you start spewing drivel about starlings and grackles. @@briannaharter4411

[@briannaharter4411]

that's it's a good thing grackles kill starlings cause starling are a invasive that don't belong in the us. also that people often mess with birds that keep grackles in check to protect song birds.for example blue jays can bully grackles off feeders and kill their nestlings.but people often kill blue jays cause they view them has pest cause they bully other birds.another common predator song birders mess with are hawks cause they don't like seeing what they view has their birds be eaten.

[@doro8856]

You're an idiot.@@briannaharter4411

[@warbellytime1738]

The grackles at my feeders always dominate the bkuejays

[@hauseofcards1147]

Modern dinosaurs

[@garycowger9579]

And the Grack wins !

[@MF99K]

0:03 B I R B E X P A N D

[@cassiASMR]

Grackles can go extinct.

[@wueen]

oh I thought they were black birds...or are black birds called Grackles?

[@warbellytime1738]

Janene O'Neil blackbirds are what old timers like our grandparents would call any birds that we're all black. Starlings and grackles were mostly what they would be referring to, they just didn't know the species true name.

[@jackmorrison7379]

They are members of the blackbird family and we have many different species of blackbirds here in the states including red-winged, Brewer's and Rusty. Grackles are related. Crows and starlings may be black but are not related. In fact, crows are related to jays believe it or not.

[@gotmilk91]

There's really no confrontation at all; grackles are just more brutish and the jays keep their distance... maybe we can start a bird brawl by putting the treats right at the jays nests, bring the beast outta the blue... maybe the grackles will keep their distance

[@wueen]

need to Google

[@amogus719]

mess with the birdo you get the hurto

[@fluttershyvalentine2613]

Lol

[@soko4710]

corvines vs corvids

[@RageMagikarp]

GRACKLES

[@genedaniels228]

have a greckle that follows me around like a do

[@o.osuq-madiq2008]

Still a better fight than goku vs jiren

[@bigdaddygru]

I can't stand Grackles!! I always chase them away because they bully and scare all the other birds and eat up all the food!!

[@MichxelBrxndo]

Can’t stand Grackles. Most annoying bird in the universe.

[@georgehernandez6072]

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