Starlings - Mount Kenya (1 Viewer)

[sbradfield]

So going through photos from recent Kenya trip and looking at these Starlings at Castle Forest Lodge. At the time they were just quickly snapped against the light and thought the same Waller's Starlings we had been seeing all afternoon. However I'm having serious doubts....They seem to have whitish bellies (most notable on the top bird) and the lower bird seems to have a pale eye....are these Abbott's Starlings or is that wishful thinking!

Poor photos as they are dark against a light sky and in fading light - I've dialled down the contrast and shadows to get more detail...

Thanks
Simon

 

[THE_FERN]

Yes Abbott's. You can see pale eye in one shot (please try to do brightening etc before posting: can post both versions)

 

[sbradfield]

Yes Abbott's. You can see pale eye in one shot (please try to do brightening etc before posting: can post both versions)

Thanks! (These are the brightened versions...)

 

[MacNara]

Thanks! (These are the brightened versions...)

THESE are the brightened versions >