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  1. European Starling

    European Starling

    This guy was in line for a dip in the bird bath. Hope you enjoy the image.
  2. Making ...

    Making ...

    ... a quick assessment ... ... of the kind of people standing across ... and ... they are very good at it ... _____________________ Indian Pied Starling 11 January 2024
  3. Arrived ...

    Arrived ...

    Rosy Starlings have arrived ... and ... were announcing their presence vociferously ... will be seen in the video-clip ... I'll be posting soon ... A passage migrant through the area ... Village Gyalampur Delhi India 26 September 2023
  4. R

    Dead Fledgling - Bromley, SE London

    Can anyone positively identify this bird? I was found in my sister's garden in Bromley, dense detached/semi/terraced housing with 70ft gardens. I think it is a fledgling starling, I get them in my garden (South Essex) a lot. My siblings are convinced it is a woodpecker.
  5. Denny Woodthorpe

    Flights of fancy.

    Since setting out to photograph the garden birds in flight, I have only had the time for one session before today. What is more, I am away for another three weeks, so today was important for my learning and my confidence. The day stated badly, with lots of false triggers from the infra red...
  6. Starling

    Starling

    In our garden.
  7. Net capture   Starling

    Net capture Starling

  8. Emphatic ...

    Emphatic ...

    Making his point ... in no uncertain terms Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India 12 January 2023
  9. A darling of a Starling.

    A darling of a Starling.

    One of the mob of starlings that descended on the feeders just before it got dark.
  10. Starling

    Starling

    Grey-headed / Chestnut-tailed Starling. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  11. A Pair of Starlings

    A Pair of Starlings

    Brahminy Starlings. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  12. Murmuration Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

    Murmuration Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

    The flock of Starlings - Murmuration Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) on a sad and melancholy autumn evening
  13. Starling

    Starling

    Brahminy Starling. Image cropped, re-sized, levels adjusted and minimally sharpened. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my previous posts.
  14. B

    Hello. Signs of an imprinted bird?

    Hello forum. 3 weeks ago I found a nestling spotless starling after it and it's two siblings fell out of their nest, which was in the wall of my house. The other 2 babies were dead. I estimate he was around 10 days old at the time. After putting him on a high place near the nest and waiting...
  15. Denny Woodthorpe

    More Flashers

    I spent a good part of today pursuing my quest to capture the iridescent plumage of the starling. I think that the secret lies in the angle of the flash units in relation to the lens axis. I remember from my school days that “the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection”. So, if I...
  16. Rosy starlings

    Rosy starlings

    Rosy starlings in Kumisi village
  17. Denny Woodthorpe

    Iridescent Starlings.

    I set myself the challenge of trying to show the iridescence in the plumage of a starling. I started by doing some research on how to capture the iridescence on humming birds, as I couldn’t find anything online about starlings. What I found out was that it is all down to the angle of the light...
  18. European Starling.

    European Starling.

    A starling showing off its iridescent plumage.
  19. Denny Woodthorpe

    More about the flasher.

    I have explained in a little detail how I have discovered that using HSS flash for my garden bird photography has allowed me to operate at high shutter speeds under any conditions. What I haven’t explained is exactly how I set it all up. I believe in making things easy for myself, so I operate...
  20. Denny Woodthorpe

    The Flasher.

    In my last post, I indicated that I would explain more about how I use flash for my garden bird photography. First of all, I need to explain why I choose to use flash instead of available light. My camera, a Canon 60D is not very good when used at high ISO settings. Anything above 400 tends to...
  21. Glowing Starling

    Glowing Starling

    A starling in its winter plumage.
  22. Starling and flowers

    Starling and flowers

    A starling in its vibrant winter plumage.
  23. European Starling.

    European Starling.

    A starling in the garden, displaying his winter plumage.
  24. Denny Woodthorpe

    Getting there

    Well, I have set up a feeding station at my static caravan. It is actually on the decking, only five feet from the lounge windows, but birds are using it already. There is even a solar powered fountain that gets plenty of use. There are goldfinches, greenfinches and chaffinches, robins, house...
  25. Starling

    Starling

    Starling
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