Bird, Tampa FL 4/13/22

very nice!

Thanks! I took a few more but the bird wasn't in the sun so you can't see the iridescence

Is that a grackle?

I just looked up what that is, and I don't believe so. It looks like a grackle has a bluish head and darker body, this one had a bluish body

To me it looks like a grackle though. I’ve been interested in birds and I’ve studied birds ever since I was a little kid. I’ve memorized over 200 types of birds. To me it looks like a grackle, but then again, I’d have to see it in person.

Also, not all grackles look the same. A lot of the times it can have something to do with what position the sun is hitting their feathers. For example, this picture: https://www.google.com/search?q=grackle&client=safari&hl=en-us&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtvbyO8Zr3AhXYkIkEHW4HA14Q_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1121&bih=728&dpr=2#imgrc=GiM0B6s4PHW4aM

The eyes also look exactly the same