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European Starling
Stanley Jones

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) also known as the Common Starling. Vocalizing but I am not sure about it singing.
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area. roadside next to a tame pasture at 180 m (591 ft) elevation.
Location
Southeast of Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
Date taken
November 2022
Scientific name
Sturnus vulgaris
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Ramira, Ian Byrnes, raulqc and 4 others
bievreJJ
fabulous colors and details and perfectly timed, Stanley, wonderful portrait of this handsome starling, top class, many tfs!!
 
Digiscoper321
Singing but not looking happy,Stanley,maybe because the long shutterspeed made the raindrops long and knifelike whilst hitting him.:)Great image.
 
Donald Talbott
WOW! Absolutely stunning capture of this beautiful Starling Stanley, the iridescence plumage is just stunning mate. Tfs.
 
ammadoux
mega super capture of this noisy one under the rain, could not get like it in our last rain as it was so strong all the birds disappeared.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
470
Comment count
11

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/160 second(s)
ISO
1000
Filename
European Starling.jpg
File size
104 KB
Date taken
Sat, 19 November 2022 12:13 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 794px

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