A swarm

This solitary Grackle looks deceivingly peaceful and lonesome. Below him/her there is a monstrous flock of like minded birds who decided to invade my feeders today. Surprisingly, there was a mixture of common Grackles and Red-Winged Blackbirds, not just Grackles as I had previously assumed. A massive gathering of birds, all swarming, retreating en mass. Really quite spectacular to behold. I wish the sun had been out today to better catch the wonderful iridescent coloring of these birds....