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Juvenile Starling...
ChrisKten

Juvenile Starling... (Sturnus vulgaris)

...moulting into adult plumage

Camera Maker: SONY
Camera Model: SLT-A58
Lens: 75-300mm F4.5-5.6
Image Date: 2015-07-17 12:13:20 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 300.0mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm)
Aperture: /5.6
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: program (Auto)
White Balance: Manual
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Copyright: 2015 Chris
Habitat
Garden
Location
London UK
Date taken
17/7/2015
Scientific name
Sturnus vulgaris
Equipment used
Sony SLT-A58 + Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG APO Macro
A beautiful close image of this maturing juve. Superb detail & colour Chris.
Pepe
 
WOW Chris this is so excellent, the IQ is superb.

you should get the new Tamron 120-600mm, most the boys here in our local birding club and they are getting some stunning results with it.
 
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They grow up fast, don't they!! A super picture you've got of this young guy Chris.

I've quite a family here too.... expecting them to drop in any moment now LOL.
 
Superb Chris! I'm really impressed with the quality of pictures you're taking with this new Sony.
 
It shows the change from youngster to adult so well, Chris.
 
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Excellent close-up of this youngster beginning to make that transition to adulthood. Excellent Chris!!!!
 
superb capture chris and great info as always.all the best margaret.ps saw a male sparrowhawk flying above my house a few times recently and a female chased a pigeon but i went out and she was off but 10minutes later a neighbour appeared at my door with a pigeon and said i thought it had hit my window as i looked out and it was sitting on my window ledge but when i went out a kestrel was there.i said no a female sparrowhawk.he said it cant fly i took a look at it some bleeding under the wing but nothing really i said its just in shook.so put it in my garage and after a couple of hours it flew away to live another day lucky bird and unlucky sparrowhawk.
 

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