Juvenile Starling

Lovely bird image; stunning details Keith.

Cheers Jaap.........appreciated.

A lovely capture of this young starling with its spiky head feathers. They really have the "Awaah" factor.

I was lucky to get this one Jean............I rarely see Starlings about nowadays. Glad you like it.

Beautifully captured Keith with lovely detail in the feathers. We rarely get starlings in the garden but as I was talking to my daughter on the phone yesterday when, it must have been about 15 or 16 descended on the grass....right where the little birds had knocked seed from the bird feeder, and there were many juveniles amongst them!
A big Awaah from me too ;-))

I'm pleased you like this one Rosa.........I was lucky to get it!

I rarely get starlings in the garden either.................years ago they were very common. I hope the ones you saw come back!

That's a great shot of this lovely bird. You can see every tiny feather. The white dots on the tips of the feathers look great.

Thank you very much Susanne..............much appreciated.

A nice encounter, Keith !

I was very lucky Ulrich.............thank you.

lovely bird, in his youth ;-)
sharp and crispy close up!

Thanks Berny..........glad you like it.

Nice to see this young-un Keith. We seldom get many starlings and none nesting at all. These always remind me of punks with their sticky-up feathers.

Cheers, herb

Thanks Herb..................yes, starlings are a rarity round here as well, whereas years ago the garden was full of them.

Worrying time for mum & dad. Nice capture Keith.

Yes mate............they weren't too happy with me taking a photo which I why I didn't hang about! Glad you like it though.

It looks a bit ruffled, one of its first outings?

I guess so Gudrun...............it wasn't venturing far from the adult birds.

so cute !!!!!

Thank you aNNa...............I thought so too.

Good capture my friend. I was always fascinated by the mysterious choreography of starlings during the flight. It makes me angry when in my country they are driven away with pyrotechnics. All the best , Anton.

Thanks Anton............glad you like it.

Starlings are becoming quite scarce in some parts of the UK. No one seems to know why. I love to watch the murmurations and there are a couple of places to go and see them - but they'll have to wait until we're able to get out and about again! I can't see why people want to chase them away!!

Ah, keith, c'est donc toi qui élève les étourneaux qui viennent manger les cerises dans mon jardin, c'est un scandale !. par rapport à ce que dit Anton, il est exact que cet oiseau peut poser probleme. C'est vrai que c'est fascinant de les voir voler en groupe. Mais quand ce groupe vient passer la nuit à certains endroits en ville, ça peut générer de fortes nuisances (ou quand le vol se pose dans les vignes par exemple). Ils apprécient aussi beaucoup mes figues qu'ils adorent. Leurs moeurs sont étonnantes. L'été, ils arrivent par milliers sur un arbre prés de chez mon voisin en faisant grand bruit et repartent au bout d'un certain temps suivant je ne sais quel signal. J'ai souvent été étonné aussi par :leurs capactés vocales. Bref, c'est un oiseau qui ne laisse pas indfférent. Amitié. Jean Paul

Ha, ha..........I make a point of sending them in your direction Jean Paul and I tell them what wonderful cherries and figs you have for them to steal :-))

i agree that not everyone likes starlings and that they can sometimes be a nuisance and very destructive. I'm lucky in that I've never been affected by them in that way.

I do believe that that they (in common with lots of other animals and birds) only cause problems for us humans because we've built on or otherwise destroyed their natural environment. Sometimes they have no choice to encroach on our environment to survive.

Nur ein Schuss, aber der ist perfekt! Gut getroffen, Keith!