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This male boat-tailed grackle stands on brown ground with short sparse grass. There is an out of focus narrow waterway flowing in front of the grackle. The grackles back is to the camera and his head turned left. He is all black from the tip of his longish slightly curved black beak to his boat hull long tail. His legs are long enough to keep him well above the ground. "Boat-tailed Grackles are large, lanky songbirds with rounded crowns, long legs, and fairly long, pointed bills. Males have very long tails that make up almost half their body length and that they typically hold folded in a V-shape, like the keel of a boat. Boat-tailed Grackles are large, lanky songbirds with rounded crowns, long legs, and fairly long, pointed bills. Males have very long tails that make up almost half their body length and that they typically hold folded in a V-shape, like the keel of a boat." - allaboutbirds.org "To see Boat-tailed Grackles, head to the southeastern or Gulf Coast and look for long-tailed black birds around marsh edges, boat launches, and parks. They often walk around boldly on long legs with their tails cocked up, searching for food. It is also common to see Boat-tailed Grackles perched on roadside utility wires. If you still can’t find one, head to a fast-food restaurant in a beach town and scout around for discarded French fries—you’re almost sure to find grackles there." - allaboutbirds.org