A LOT of birds!

[happylabs]

Sunday morning when I got up I looked out the window to see about 900 black birds in my yard. Took a photo through the window and then got a video of the birds taking flight. I thought I was in an Alfred Hitchcock movie for a minute there.

Here is a photo of the birds in my front yard:


...and the video:

[Karen]

Did you get a close look? Were they grackles or crows or do you know? Grackles tend to travel in huge flocks, and as they are not native here, are regarded as pests by many people.

[kitten645]

Kinda creepy! I used to like crows until I saw on trying to kill a baby duck! I didn't know they did that! Poor baby was all bloody in his mouth I scared the crow away and the poor duckling was panting. I thought it might have a heart attack! He ran away under some shrubs

[krazyaboutkatz]

Wow! We have big black crows here and I can't stand them. They make so much noise and are so messy too. We used to not have very many but it seems like they've multiplied over the years. Sorry if I offended any bird lovers. I didn't mean to.

[chocolatepuppy]

Ha ha! Just like the movie! I think I'd have been freaked out by that!

[Medusa]

Yes, that happens every year here in autumn and it is rather scary. As Karen said, they're usually grackles, too, but sometimes they're smaller birds, wrens, I think.