Grackles steal your food, make obnoxious noises and defecate on your car. But they’re Austin unofficial mascot that everyone loves to hate. Celebrate grackle week with us and check out the stories, video and podcast on statesman.com. Photos by Ralph Barrera ralphbarrera , Jay Janner jayjanner and Ana Ramirez anamaria182. #grackles #grackleweek #statesmanphoto #atx #birds