Rayetta’s Grackle (Class Aves) Practice

If eventually, one is ever to do anything fairly well, one must practice, some. Therefore, I am practicing on the grackles (Class Aves). The innate advantages of grackles for practice are many. Some of these advantages are, large size, and, bright conspicuous eyes, and, there are more innate advantages, maybe.

Wild Grackle at the CB Bird Bath

Hmmm. Over at the various restaurant and shopping area parking lots, those grackles are much tamer. Tamer is a major innate advantage. The CB grackles, by comparison, are wild, heathen savages. So I am contemplating, Should I move my grackle practice sessions to the restaurant and shopping area parking lots?

Here’s my plan. Someday we may have some left over grits. I shall have Crumby chop those grits up into bite sized tidbits. Then I shall make Crumby fry them up in bacon grease. Such a treat should attract scores of parking lot grackles. Once I have the leftover grits fried up, all I have to do is bag them, drive over to a restaurant or grocery store parking lot, toss them out the great vehicle window and wait. Then, utilizing my great vehicle as a blind, I shall practice to my heart’s content.

But Rayetta. Remember how those grackles like to come into the house during Hope Remains, the season. Hope Remains, the season, is not far off. Anon, those grackles shall be marching into the house just like they did last Hope Remains, the season. Once that happens, I shall capture those grackles. Then you can practice on the captured grackles. Yep. You can take pictures of me, holding those grackles captive. I bet, due to the horrific climatic conditions anticipated during this upcoming Hope Remains, the season, lots more grackles shall come into the house than ever before, seeking both our precious water and the pet food. How about that, Rayetta?

Crumby, you often spell, Patience is no virtue. In fact, you hold the opinion, that patience is for ignoramuses. So why should I wait around until Hope Remains, the season, to practice on the grackles? As a matter of fact, I lack the patience.

Uh! Yeah but, Rayetta, I could hold the captive grackles real close to the camera. Those grackles like to be handled once you hold them captive and they get used to me holding them. Think about that Rayetta. The only issue is, we may need a new lens for your camera to do all that . Like maybe the 14-54mm. Yes Maam. That is the very lens I would recommend for captive grackle practice indoors. Why Rayetta, you could also get a bounce gizmo for your flash. Merciful Heavens, the pictures we could take given all that equipment would be astounding. Why Rayetta, we twain could become the greatest grackle photographers, ever.

Crumby! Calm down. The only reason I am taking pictures of grackles in the first place is because they are birds, Class Aves. And the second reason I am taking pictures of grackles in the first place is also because they are easy stand-ins for the rest of the birds, Class Aves. I am definitely not fixing to purchase a bunch of new, expensive equipment so you can mug in front of the camera with hand held grackles. That is out.

You are not making sense Rayetta. Why not practice on easy, hand held grackles. No kidding! I shall capture those grackles easily. Well, maybe not easily. But I shall capture them. Think of the opportunities Rayetta.

No Crumby. No. I shall pursue my plan, not yours. If, perchance, you do actually capture some grackles during the upcoming Hope Remains, the season, then maybe I shall take your picture with your captured grackles or grackle. But I shall utilize the available equipment. If we need to go outside, with your captured grackle or grackles, so be it.

OK Rayetta. That is a fair compromise. Can I go with you to the restaurant or grocery store parking lot? I can help. Right?

Sure Crumby. You can be in charge of the grit sack.

All righty then!!!!