This is just for fun and the only rule is: no researching. Reading other people’s answers before posting your own is optional. If you don’t have a reasonable guess, unreasonable guesses are welcome. Answer will be posted in the comments later today.
Note: Two photos of the same animal.
Its a bird
Damn, that was my answer.
It’s a black and blue bird.
Looks like a Shama Thrush
If I saw one around here, I’d say it was a grackle. And even if it isn’t, grackle is a good word. Grackle. Grackle, grackle, grackle. Mmmm. Grackle.
Don’t know, but I would love it if some of these beauties visited my backyard!
Oh it’s not just a bird… it’s a pretty bird.
ANSWER TIME
This is a boat tailed grackle. Besides being a grackle, which is fun to say, here are a couple of other good tidbits from this bird’s Wiki entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat-tailed_Grackle
I was thinking grackle as we had them all over the midwest.
GRACKLE. Type it a few times and it looks weird. Say it in a funny voice and it’s good for a million repetitions. Especially if you’re five.