Saludos #hives, hoy hago mi entrada en la cumindad #featheredfriends, espero disfruten mi post y conozcan sobre esta bella ave.
Hola amigos, hoy temprano de camino al trabajo, me tope con un ave con unos colores azules profundos y hermosos y no puede evitar tomarle fotos para mostrarselas.
También me quedó la curiosidad de saber que tipo de ave es. Yo pensé que era un Cuervo o un Totí , aves que en Cuba no tienen muy buena fama, pués el Cuervo allá representa un ave de mal agüero y el Toti tiene un refrán, “ La culpa de todo la tiene el Toti” jaja, pero no era ninguno de ellos para fortuna del ave.
Investigando un poco, esta ave se llama Quiscalus Mexicanus o Zanate Mexicano, resulta que es de la familia de Zanates más grandes, midiendo de 33 hasta 43 cm.
El Zanate de cola grande,como también se le conoce, es originario de America Central y Sur, fue exclusivo de estas regiones pero debido a los diversos cambios del medio ambiente, ya pueden ser vistos en regiones de Estados Unidos y Canada.
Leyendo un poco más, resulta que su dieta es amplia y variada, el Quiscalus se alimenta de insectos, arañas, caracoles, renacuajos,peces pequeños, lagartos, huevos y polluelos de otras aves, asi como semillas, granos, bayas, frutas y frutos secos.
Inteligente el animalito, con una dieta así, cualquiera se mantiene en forma😅😁
Greetings #hives, today I make my entrance into the #featheredfriends community. I hope you enjoy my post and learn about this beautiful bird.
Hello friends, earlier today on my way to work, I came across a bird with deep and beautiful blue colors and couldn't resist taking photos to show you all.
I was also curious to know what kind of bird it was. At first I thought it might be a Crow or a Grackle, birds that don't have a very good reputation in Cuba, since the Crow is considered a bird of bad omen there and the Grackle has a saying, "The Grackle gets blamed for everything" haha, but fortunately for the bird, it was neither of those.
After some research, I found out this bird is called Quiscalus mexicanus or the Great-tailed Grackle. It turns out it's one of the largest grackles, measuring between 33 to 43 cm.
The Great-tailed Grackle, as it's also known, is native to Central and South America and was originally exclusive to these regions. However, due to various environmental changes, they can now be seen in parts of the United States and Canada.
Reading a bit more, I learned their diet is wide and varied. The Grackle feeds on insects, spiders, snails, tadpoles, small fish, lizards, eggs and nestlings of other birds, as well as seeds, grains, berries, fruits and nuts.
Smart little creature - with a diet like that, anyone would stay in shape 😅😁
