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This little fellow was running around on the porch and then jumped onto my leg.
An adult grackle came around twice with caterpillars in its beak to feed this juvenile, but the adult did not actually put the caterpillars in the little one's mouth (the little one didn't open its mouth) and the adult left.
I put half a grape on the ground for the juvenile and it ate it.
After about half an hour on the porch, the little grackle jumped off and ran into the garden. I gave it a few minutes and then followed but couldn't find where it went, and the adult did not come back, at least while I was around.

Fish identifiers! I need your help! What is this thing???

A trip to Oakbank Pond Park revealed a large dead fish, caught in the reeds. It was 2-2.5 feet long and was grey-green in colour with no noticeable patterning. Its pectoral fin had been eaten away, but its dorsal fin, positioned closer to the tail, remained.

Photo 1 is of the entirety of the fish, its gills can be seen toward the left of the photo.

Photo 2 is of the head (top) and tail (bottom). The strangest thing about the fish were the repeating structures lining the sides of the body. What are they? Could they be caused by decomposition?

The head seemed to still be attached to the body. I believe I saw its empty eye socket. The head appears to be long and sloped.

Photo 3 is of the caudal fin. Looks pretty square and relatively small. It doesn't concave either.

Photo 4 offers a closer view of the gills and pectoral fin.

Photo 5 is of the whole fish again. The wind had blown it out of the reeds and closer to the observation deck. Its smell followed.

I've only ever seen Amur Carp in this pond. This fish seemed larger though. Any ideas?