February Blackbirds

I looked out my window and my yard was filled with blackbirds. The bungalow across the street likewise had its yard filled with birds.

They’re very skittish. I was lucky to get one photo shot through the window. When I moved to another window for a better angle, they saw my movement and took flight. They landed back in the yard a few minutes later, but as I approached a window (slowly) they again spotted me and again took flight. What you see in the photo is just a fraction of the flock. They looked like fat, well-fed birds. Small wonder that my yard seems only able to grow crabgrass, clover, and chickweed. By spring, all the grass seed has been eaten.