It was spoken in jest, though behavior changes coupled with food acquisition etc over a sufficiently prolonged time result in speciation. Tom On Saturday, December 20, 2014 9:40 PM, Dora Smith <villandra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Besides grackles don't do the vector thing, and they don't settle on cars, why do you think these are evolving into a subspecies? Dora -----Original Message----- From: Ervin Fleming Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 8:25 PM To: leswolfie52@xxxxxxxxx ; Tex Birds Subject: [texbirds] Re: Amazing collection of Grackles etc in Parking lot I think the Kroger grackles are evolving towards a valid subspecies. On the coldest mornings, they go to ground in the lot all vectoring into the wind. Quite an interesting view. Tom Fleming Grand Prairie On Saturday, December 20, 2014 8:22 PM, Les Wolf <leswolfie52@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Texbirders, I thought I would post 2 photos and 2 videos of the Grackles that gather in the Kroger parking lot at West Bellfort and South Post Oak Rd. It is quite a site to see. Les Wolf leswolfie52@xxxxxxxxx Meyerland Houston Texas https://www.flickr.com/photos/110260652@N04/15846073887/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/110260652@N04/16067506665/ Video: https://www.flickr.com/photos/110260652@N04/16041741956/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/110260652@N04/15880211948/ Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com/ Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner