ID help, please - continental Croatia, Europe (1 Viewer)

Vesna Zadravec

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• Oct 9, 2017

• #1

Location: eastern slopes of Medvednica mountain, near Croatian capital Zagreb
Date: October the 1st 2017

Is it possible to determine the species out of mine photos?

 

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MTem

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• Oct 9, 2017

• #2

They look to be Starlings. The large flocks are called 'murmurations'.

 

Vesna Zadravec

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• Oct 9, 2017

• #3

That is what I thought on the field, but when I zoomed the photo the birds are not so black as starlings and also they seam to have shorter beaks...

 

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aeshna5

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• Oct 9, 2017

• #4

Starlings for sure!

 

rosbifs

PutAin STOP

• Oct 9, 2017

• #5

starlings

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Oct 9, 2017

• #6

Vesna Zadravec said:

... the birds are not so black as starlings ...

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Just the bright sunlight reflecting off the feathers :t:

 

Vesna Zadravec

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• Oct 11, 2017

• #7

Many thanks, everybody!