I have a pair of Starlings that have become regular visitors to my garden.
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).
They are nesting in my neighbours roof space... thankfully not mine.
They were enjoying the meal worms I put out for them.
I feed them by my patio doors... it gives me the opportunity to see them up close.
...a bit of sunshine would have shown off more of their iridescent plumage.
Starlings aren't everyone's cup of tea... but I really love seeing them.
Linking to Our World Tuesday and Wild Bird Wednesday
they are beautiful! love their little heart-shaped patterns on their bellies.
ReplyDeletegood thinking Drew to drop those mealworms nearby where you can view the starlings up close. It's really nice that you admire these birds for who they are ...and yes, good they're not in you're roof.
ReplyDeleteLovely Starling images Andrew.
ReplyDeleteA curious bird with an appetite... and fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteStarlings get a bad rap, but I think they are quite beautiful. I have heaps of them in my yard this spring, and I am enjoying seeing their multicoloured feathers shine when the sun hits them a certain way.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! They're beautiful in the sunlight! You can take ours back if you'd like. They displace our native birds and take over nesting sites. Trade you for the squirrels? :-)
ReplyDeleteBusy little one!And you got great close ups!I'm enchanted by the bird in your header, so cute! :)
ReplyDeletepurrs and love
Luna - We love Luna and mommy Léia
They are pretty, just a nuisance. great shots!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteI have a few shots of these birds taken during my Europe tours. I find them beautiful.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots!
Nice to see Andrew, I bet they made short work of those meal worms...lol!...[;o)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous captures of the starlings, Andrew!
ReplyDeleteLove those oil colors of them...
Warm greetings from Holland,
Anna
They are really pretty. You caught their detail so nice. Most people around here treat them like crows and pigeons.
ReplyDeleteNice close shots of rlings. Sometimes it is easy not to notice how beautiful such a common bird may be.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos!
ReplyDeleteThey do have lovely colors.
ReplyDeleteEven on a dull day, their markings are quite spectacular. Just wait when there are 20-50 of them nesting in all you neighbours and your roof as well.
ReplyDeleteFor some 10 years we had them nesting in the roofs of our horse shelters. By the score they get to be just a tad too much.
Meal worms are a real hit - we had an over supply of them when I was still a science teacher and the magpies (a sort of butcher birds, rather then a crow) in my garden loved them!
ReplyDeleteCheers and thanks for linking to WBW
Stewart M - Melbourne
I have a small flock of Starlings that visit my feeders all winter and I enjoy them ... and I agree with the right lighting they can be beautiful. In the spring, however, my little flock becomes a very big flock and they devour all of my seed, peanuts and suet bullying the rest of the smaller birds out. Then I don't like them so much. I do know that they are just doing what it takes to survive, so I don't hold a grudge, but I do feel badly for my little birds ... Great pictures :)
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From the Sol
Beautiful photos! Never seen these birds photographed so well!
ReplyDeleteI agree that starlings are stunning birds when you look properly at them - I sometimes get flocks of them coming into the garden and there is a pair nesting in my neighbours roof too!
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