Starling fledglings (pictures) (1 Viewer)

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Graeme83

Member

• May 10, 2005

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Hi, today my garden was visited by its first Starling fledglings. This is my first time seeing this, as I only started feeding last September. My area has quite a large number of Starlings.

Pictures can be found below, I was taking them though window which needs to be cleaned so please excuse some of the photos. If anyone would like larger versions I can upload the orginal files.

http://www.graeme.biz/starlings

Graeme

 

Ronald Zee

Well-known member

• May 10, 2005

• #2

Hi Graeme

Very nice pictures, I really like Starlings.

It is funny to see the feeding taking place in pictures 1257-1259.

I hope none of the fledglings fall in the little pond you have, some are very close to the edge.

 

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Graeme83

Member

• May 10, 2005

• #3

Ronald Zee said:

Hi Graeme

Very nice pictures, I really like Starlings.

It is funny to see the feeding taking place in pictures 1257-1259.

I hope none of the fledglings fall in the little pond you have, some are very close to the edge.

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Yeah I saw them playing near the pond, they were going down to the water level and then flying out, I kept an eye on them just in case. There was quite a bit of feeding taking place wasn't easy to get photos of it all.

The older starlings were eating a peanut cake and feeding that to there young, I thought they normally feed there young insects they find, unless that is just when they are in the nest.

 

smudgepot

Well-known member

• May 10, 2005

• #4

Thanks for sharing the pictures, Graeme. I enjoyed them. The fledglings are so cute and plump! They look quite content in your garden.

 

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Graeme83

Member

• May 10, 2005

• #5

I managed to get outside and take a few close up pictures.

http://www.graeme.biz/starlings/closeup

I also uploaded the cropped orginals of them if you want a close up.

http://www.graeme.biz/starlings/orginal

 

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nicola123

Active member

• May 10, 2005

• #6

Wow, great photos, really clear. I have also had my first fledge starlings today, took a couple of pics myself

http://groups.msn.com/Birdshots

They are so funny to watch, mind and noisey they woke be up at about 5ish this morning, but would rather be woke by them, than an alarm clock anyday!!

nicola

 

alarson2

The Village Vidiot

• May 11, 2005

• #7

Great pictures- nice presentation- it's been a while since I've seen any starlings.

 

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Zulu Merula

Blackbird's Momma!

• May 11, 2005

• #8

Awwww, lovely! I love to see starlings, they are such endearing, comical birds. Noisy and swarky yes, but so loveable!