Starling Looking Down

#clevelandphotographer #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #commonstarling

Bird with iridescent black feathers take off from a tree branch.

Takeoff! #commonstarling

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#photography
#birdsofbluesky

#CommonStarling 🙈

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay fits perfectly with #SpecklesAndSpots.
A common starling in winter plumage, quietly perched, showing off its galaxy of pale spots and subtle iridescence. Proof that “common” birds are anything but ordinary.

#Starling #CommonStarling #birds #BirdPhotography #Spreeuw

#BirdOfTheDay : un observateur tranquille #QuietObservers
Un étourneau sansonnet observant les alentours, bien calé sur un palmier washingtonia lui offrant abri et perchoir.
#Photography #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #UnJourUnePhoto #SturnusVulgaris #CommonStarling #Birders

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Murmuration 🍂

Thousands of common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) are flying in synchronization before heading to the roost, where they will spend the night.

📍Video recorded in Cervera, Lleida, Spain by Josep del Hoyo.

#LynxNatureBooks #Sturnusvulgaris #Commonstarling

#BirdOfTheDay : des oiseaux tachetés #Mottled
Une bonne dose de Sud-Est avec cet étourneau sansonnet posé sur la cime d'un olivier et faisant face à un grenadier.
#Photography #Bird #Nature #BirdPhotography #SturnusVulgaris #CommonStarling #UnJourUnePhoto #CoteDAzur #Birds

Common or not, you gotta' love the colors on this guy. Peace! #birds #birding #starling #commonstarling #peace

There is nothing pedestrian about a Common Starling. Peace! ##birds #birding #birdwatching #starling #commonstarling #peace

A flock of common starlings at rest on the roof of the Faversham Almshouses chapel. 13/09/25

The chapel of the Faversham Almshouses. The sun had just returned after a heavy rain shower. Victorian in origin, it dates to 1863.

A Conclave of Starlings? 🤔 #Starlings #CommonStarling #EuropeanStarling #SturnusVulgaris | #Faversham #Kent #England | #birdsoftheworld #birds

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A juvenile Common Starling perched on a branch. It has a mixture of dull brown feathers with violet hues and partial mottling. The bird, which stands out against a blurred light green background, turns its head suspiciously to the left, as if sensing some threat. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Ejemplar juvenil de Estornino Pinto posado sobre una rama. Tiene una mezcla de plumas pardas y poco vistosas, con plumas que ya poseen reflejos violáceos y moteado parcial. El ave, que se destaca contra un fondo difuminado verde clarito, gira su cabeza hacia su izquierda con desconfianza, como si barruntase alguna amenaza. Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 100-300 ƒ3.5-5.6 II Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ7.1, 1/1000s, ISO 1600, 600mm equivalente Científico: Sturnus vulgaris Castellano: Estornino Pinto Català: Estornell Comú Euskera: Arabazozo Pikarta Galego: Estorniño Pinto Português: Estorninho-Malhado Italiano: Storno Comune English: Common Starling Français: Étourneau Sansonnet Deutsch: Stare

𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 (𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑣𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠), Río Duratón, Segovia.

#SturnusVulgaris
#EstorninoPinto
#Estornell
#ArabazozoPikarta
#EstorniñoPinto
#EstorninhoMalhado
#Storno
#CommonStarling
#EtourneauSansonnet
#Stare
#VultourNaturaleza
#HocesDelDuraton
#Birds 🪶
#Pajareo
#Nature
#Wildlife
#lumixg90
#micro43

Une dizaine d’étourneaux en train de s’envoler au dessus d’une bande de terre couverte de salicorne sèche. On voit de l’eau calme et d’un bleu ciel brillant juste derrière, et dans le fond de la végétation dorée de bord d’étang, avec une dune couverte de végétation verte.

Nuée d’étourneaux picorant de la salicorne, mars 2025.
#Photography #Bird #Birds #Nature #BirdPhotography #SturnusVulgaris #CommonStarling #UnJourUnePhoto

Cuando paras a ver los famosos Kelpies,en Escocia,pero te distraes con "otras cosas"😁Menudo guirigay tenían montado ahí dentro los Estorninos pintos/Sturnus vulgaris.Por cierto,q acostumbrada a los negros,me parecen chulísimos los reflejos púrpura del plumaje de los pintos #CommonStarling #Scotland💚

🌍🌏 Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) The common starling is a medium-sized bird, appearing black with a glossy green and purple iridescence up close. In winter, they are covered in bright white spots. Juveniles are grey-brown. They are widely distributed across Eurasia, and introduced in North America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, thriving in urban, suburban, and agricultural areas. Common starlings are highly gregarious and noisy. They forage on the ground for insects and fruit. Famous for their aerial "murmurations"—large, coordinated flocks performing intricate displays at dusk—they are also known for mimicking other bird calls and squabbling at feeders. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Around twelve subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by TheOtherKev via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/starling-bird-perched-lampost-5011486/ BKDW

🌍🌏 Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds | #CommonStarling #EuropeanStarling #SturnusVulgaris | #Starlings #StarlingFamily #PerchingBirds 📷: Photo by TheOtherKev🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

Beautiful common starling. #photography #photographer #starling #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #commonstarling #backgardenphotography

Two common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) atop a high wooden fence. The adult (on the left) is almost fully black, whilst the juvenile (on the right) is of mixed greys. A clear blue sky is the backdrop.

A parent and juvenile common starling taken yesterday at full zoom on my phone (cropped and sharpened). It was calling out to its other fledgling, who hadn't yet returned from following it down to the ground 😍 #CommonStarling #Kent #England #birdsoftheworld #birds

Some European Starlings on a Douglas Fir
Olympia, WA 🪶

#starling #birds #birding #europeanstarling #ornithology #passerine #birdphotography #nikon #naturalist #olympia #pnw #wildlife #nature #commonstarling

Ein frisch ausgeflogener Vogel in grauem Gefieder mit kurzem Schwanz und breitem, hellen Schnabel sitzt auf einem Ast in einer Esche, an Kopf und Rücken ist noch abstehender Küken-Flaum zu erkennen; der Vogel blickt nach links herab; die Blatt- und Trieb-Knospen der Esche schlagen gerade aus; im Hintergrund ist blauer Himmel zu sehen

Ein frisch ausgeflogener Vogel in grauem Gefieder mit kurzem Schwanz und breitem, hellen Schnabel sitzt auf einem Ast in einer Esche, an Kopf und Rücken ist noch abstehender Küken-Flaum zu erkennen; der Vogel blickt nach rechts über seinen Rücken; die Blatt- und Trieb-Knospen der Esche schlagen gerade aus; im Hintergrund ist blauer Himmel zu sehen

Ein frisch ausgeflogener Vogel in grauem Gefieder mit kurzem Schwanz und breitem, hellen Schnabel sitzt auf einem Ast in einer Esche, an Kopf und Rücken ist noch abstehender Küken-Flaum zu erkennen; der Vogel putzt sich den linken Flügel, so dass sein Kopf nicht zu sehen ist; die Blatt- und Trieb-Knospen der Esche schlagen gerade aus; im Hintergrund ist blauer Himmel zu sehen

Ein frisch ausgeflogener Vogel in grauem Gefieder mit kurzem Schwanz und breitem, hellen Schnabel sitzt auf einem starken Ast in einer Esche, an Kopf und Rücken ist noch abstehender Küken-Flaum zu erkennen; die Blatt- und Trieb-Knospen der Esche schlagen gerade aus; im Hintergrund ist blauer Himmel zu sehen

Der erste Mai ist auch der erste Tag im Freien: Dieser Junge Star lernt am Tag des Radrennens Eschborn-Frankfurt die Welt außerhalb des Nests - einem Spechtloch in der Wärmedämmung eines Mehrfamilienhauses - kennen

#Taunus #Oberursel #Sturnus #Star #starling […]

[Original post on mastodon.online]

Star(ling) Wars in the backyard today💥
May the First be with you 😜

#birds #starwars #mayfirst #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #starling #commonstarling #europeanstarling #BirdsSeenIn2025

Startled Starling 😮
Showing off its awesome iridescence ✨💫
💚💜🌟

#birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #birdphotography
#nature #naturebeauty #naturephotography
#wildlife #wildlifephotography
#outdoor #outdoorphotography
#photogtaphy
#EuropeanStarling #CommonStarling #Starling

A starling stands on what appears to be a boardwalk that is littered with rocks and dirt. It is looking to the left. It has a black beak and is brownish on the top of its head. It is dark around the eye and its dark neck has a few dozen tiny white spots on it. Its underside is also dark with white spots, but the spots are increasingly larger as they move down its belly. Its wings are folded above its body and those closest to its head have a green sheen to them and are darker with curved tan lines closer to the tail. It has pink legs and the right one appears to have a teal piece of fabric or something wrapped around it.

European starling. #EuropeanStarling #CommonStarling #Starling #SturnusVulgaris #Bird #Animal #Nature #Photography #WashingtonDC

A (I believe) Common Starling perched on the end of a falling down gutter.

A Common Starling(?) #birds #commonstarling #fujifilm

A very colorful and iridescent bird perched on a shepherds hook

A #CommonStarling, sporting its colors

Starling
Strangely beautiful.
#birds #birding #birdwatching #starlings #commonstarling #iridescent

Starling
Olympia, WA 🪶

#birds #bird #birding #birder #naturalist #starling #commonstarling #songbird #passerine #ornithology #birdphotography #photography #europeanstarling #nikon #nature #wildlife

Bonjour bluesky!
#Bird #Birds #Photography #Nature #CommonStarling

A vibrant and colorful bird of blue, teal, gold, yellow… perched on a shepherd’s hook

Feelin’ Faaaancy! #CommonStarling

🎵 On the first day of Springtime my true love sent to me...
... a Starling in a pear tree... 🎶

🌸

#birds #nature #spring #blossoms #naturephotography #birdphotography #Starling #CommonStarling #EuropeanStarling

✨ A sparkling Starling 💫
🌟 Showing off its iridescently beautiful plumage 😍

#birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #sparkling #beauty #naturebeauty #CommonStarling #EuropeanStarling #SturnusVulgaris

Common starling

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