I love the look on her face as she stands on the suet block- 'Mine, all mine! Click Here to see my photos. In reply to Woodpecker :. Blue for a boy and pink for a girl - how appropriate. Great shots and don't they both look in superb condition ready for the breeding season. My Flickr Photostream. Of all creatures, man is the most detestable, he is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. In reply to JudiM :. JudiM said: mmm great for comparision wonder why the female seems to have a bigger beak.
See my photos on Flickr. In reply to Sparrow :. These are truly awesome shots and are great for comparison. I have always thought that starlings are stunning birds and these photos really illustrate the point. In reply to MrsT :. This method is only an indication of gender, and is not percent accurate. Look at your bird's eye in sunlight, with magnification if necessary so that your eye is no more than 10" away from the bird's.
The camera flash exaggerated the brightness of the male's mottled iris; it will be just barely lighter than the dark pupil. The camera is also sensitive to near-ultraviolet, which starlings see, but our eyes can't. This makes the male's iris look lighter than it would appear to us. Female Starling Photographs courtesy of Bill Lee. Do the parents clean the nest while the chicks are there? I ask as I see the parents bring things out!
We have had 20 to 30 starlings daily since April in our front garden ….. I have a large number of starlings that have bred here for at least five years, my husband counted 40 youngsters one day in the summer perched and waiting to feed.
This year, after the the main body of starlings had left our garden area for the summer, two juveniles remained. They were self sufficient in feeding but came daily to feed along with the sparrows. Is this usual behaviour? Did they need the company of the sparrows when the other starlings were away? More starlings are now returning to the garden, now that autumn is on its way. They are very inteligent and recognise the faces me and they are not afraid — even bring chicks to me — show them where to go for food.
I have many photos, videos of them and long hours of joy and laugh too. Starling must be my favourite bird, they are comical to watch. They come to our garden in great numbers, thirty easily just descend on the tables, the noise is hilarious. Garden pirates! I love them. We had no Starlings in our garden for the past 4 years,we feed all manner of other birds from bird tables,feeders and the ground. There are mature plants and shrubs which provide insects ,slugs and snails.
Is this en route on their migratory path or do you think they might stay for the Summer? We live close to the sea on the South Coast. He says any mother will feed any starling offspring even if it belongs to another mother. I see one offspring following one parent, so who is correct? I have enjoyed watching the starlings bring there babies to feed this year and I am sure we are on a second clutch. Are starlings common in North America?
Every year for one day occasionally two consecutive days a flock flies in …at least a hundred, maybe two. They swoop in together….. It is always on an early winter day in December or January, and usually after a snowfall, either light or heavy. Today there is a heavy ground cover, but since it is the first snow, there is a lot of tree debris on the top of the snow. They are reddish brown in varying degrees with all of those speckles I am not sure they are Starlings, but they sure look like they could be.
I live in southern New York State. If anyone can help me make a good identification, I would sure appreciate it. Whatever they are they are a beautiful sight to behold. And, their take offs and landings make such a beautiful sound. I love in George south africa and every March the starlings arrive in huge swarms and do their dancing in the sky for Hi, I have we live in Derbyshire a year ago we had 2 starlings, now afer lots of feeding and peace we have over 40 with about 15 or more babies they truly are amazing to watch.
Never seen them here before. Truly stunning displays but there are now be hundreds of them roosting in the conifers at the back of our house — been there for the last three nights.
The noise is deafening! And the poo is prolific! How long will I need to keep up this amount of food, costing a fortune!
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