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I like.... birds.
Spring is here!
I used to live Up North and spring was simple. When you saw a Robin - that was spring!
The a moved to North Carolina. That is where the robins all go in the winter, and this was very confusing!
Now I am living in Texas. Do you know what we have in Texas? We have colonies of cardinals, and I see them all the time! They are super pretty. They used to be a rare winter treat bird. I hope I don't start taking them for granted though. So pretty birds!
So now what does spring mean? Spring is when the grackles get horny. And, let me tell you, horny grackles make some damned weird sounds.
....that's only the half of it!
This video (below) gives you a taste of juuuuust how creepy they can be. I can't decide if I think they're annoying, creepy, gross, fascinating, or some combination :V For the money shot, skip ahead to about the 4 min mark.
I used to live Up North and spring was simple. When you saw a Robin - that was spring!
The a moved to North Carolina. That is where the robins all go in the winter, and this was very confusing!
Now I am living in Texas. Do you know what we have in Texas? We have colonies of cardinals, and I see them all the time! They are super pretty. They used to be a rare winter treat bird. I hope I don't start taking them for granted though. So pretty birds!
So now what does spring mean? Spring is when the grackles get horny. And, let me tell you, horny grackles make some damned weird sounds.
....that's only the half of it!
This video (below) gives you a taste of juuuuust how creepy they can be. I can't decide if I think they're annoying, creepy, gross, fascinating, or some combination :V For the money shot, skip ahead to about the 4 min mark.
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They are commonly hated for much the same reasons though :x