I’ve been trying to take photographs of these birds for some time but they’ve been too quick for me and fly away in a flash.  I finally got lucky with these two.  Yay!  Here they are on the busy streets of NYC.  They manage to find food and not get run over by passing or parking cars.

Paz

7 Responses to “My First Starlings”

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   Per Stromsjo

   on March 29th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

   Shooting starlings, eh? Sorry, I’m reminded of an episode of Fawlty Towers on the tube. Not to worry, the birds escaped unharmed there as well…

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   Terry Rafferty

   on March 29th, 2008 at 8:50 pm

   I know starlings are supposed to be bad for our native bird populations, but between their iridescence, speckles and song, ya gotta enjoy them!

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3. 

   Paz

   on March 29th, 2008 at 11:51 pm

   Oh good, Per: I’m glad the birds are okay.

   Terry: I don’t know anything about Starlings. I wonder why they’re bad for the native bird population. I guess I’ll go do some research. I do love the way they look.

   Thanks for stopping by, all!

   Paz

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4. 

   Terry Rafferty

   on April 2nd, 2008 at 12:51 am

   Hi Paz – Starlings were introduced to New York in the late 1800s. They compete with native birds for nesting sites, often driving the native birds out. I still like them!

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5. 

   Paz

   on April 3rd, 2008 at 7:24 am

   Very, very interesting to me, Terry. Thanks for the information. I like to learn something new everyday.

   Paz

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6. 

   mark

   on May 27th, 2009 at 8:09 am

   I quite like starlings. they are a member of the crow family. There is some nesting somewhere nearby and they come to me and my neighbours garden for food for their babies! I see them with babies come in to the garden, get some food (bread) and give it to their babies while in the garden!

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   mark

   on October 27th, 2009 at 10:04 am

   have you ever seen a baby starling? If you did was it in a flock/pair?

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