ID please?

kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
edited May 3, 2006 in Wildlife
I've been googling around trying to ID this bird without success. I figured it was some kind of blackbird, but no solid matches yet.

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It's pretty, but very skittish and hard to get a clean shot of.

Thanks!
-joel
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    starling --more than likely
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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    nod.gif
    jwear wrote:
    starling --more than likely
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 2, 2006
    Khaos wrote:
    nod.gifnod

    Thanks guys!

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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Nice capture Joel, well done.

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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 2, 2006
    Nice
    Wonderful shot of a starling. It's rare when you get them with the eyes nicely visible. I have a few starling shots, none as nice as yours.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 3, 2006
    D200-D70 wrote:
    Nice capture Joel, well done.

    Dick.

    Thanks very much, Dick.

    regards,
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 3, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    Wonderful shot of a starling. It's rare when you get them with the eyes nicely visible. I have a few starling shots, none as nice as yours.

    Regards

    Thanks, Richard. Yeah, they're skittish little buggers. I was lucky to get these shots.

    BTW, great gallery(s) you have.

    Cheers,
    -joel
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  • fire1035fire1035 Registered Users Posts: 208 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    Nice shot. We've got a few hundred thousand starlings here in Indy if you want a few, I'd be happy to box them up and send them out. :Dumph.gif
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited May 3, 2006
    No, I'll take a pass on that, thanks. rolleyes1.gifI guess they can get a bit intense, eh?

    Maybe I shouldn't be feeding them. :uhoh

    Cheers and thanks for the comment!
    -joel
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  • fire1035fire1035 Registered Users Posts: 208 Major grins
    edited May 3, 2006
    They're horrible. I think they're worse than pigeons to be honest. The incessant screeching at all hours fo the day and night gets tiresome pretty quick. And all of the poo! Goodness. The city was going to try and poison them to prevent the histoplasmosis but then all we'd have is the aforementioned few hundred thousand starlings but they'd be rotting carcasses instead. Reminds me of the episode of the Simpsons where Bart found the two lizards that had laid the eggs and they end up taking over the town, so they release birds to kill them, then they have a bird problem, cats are up next, then something else and they finally get to gorillas. It was good stuff. rolleyes1.gif
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