Defending Home
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Defending Home
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
European Starlings were purposefully introduced into North America in the 1890s. The European starling is a medium-sized, black songbird with short, triangular wings, speckled plumage, and a short tail. They are about six inches long - similar in size to the America Robin - with a pointed bill that is yellow, but becomes dark in the fall.
European Starling
The starling has a very colorful plumage. It is iridescence purplish-black on the head and on the chest. The wings have a green hue whereas the wing ending is brownish black. There are pale markings all over their body. The legs are pinkish red.
Starlings molt their feathers in the fall. The new feather tips are whitish, giving the bird a speckled appearance. Over the winter sunlight and weather dulls the speckled look and the bird becomes uniform dark brown or black.
Juveniles are drab gray-brown overall. Males and females look alike.
Starlings belong to the family of birds which includes vocal mimics known as myna birds.
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January 31st, 2016
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Jean Bernard Roussilhe
Wonderful capture! You can follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/imagelys.
Marcia Colelli
Wonderful capture of these beautiful Starlings. Love their iridescent feathers, such a multitude of rainbow colors. A nature masterpiece. L/F
Skip Willits
You've taken a pretty common bird and made a very creative image with the same, well done again.
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