GriffithPark, 18 days ago to Birds

Wet European Starling shows more colors than a box of Crayola crayons. #naturephotography #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birdwatching #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #GriffithPark #GriffithParkBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #EuropeanStarling #Starling #LosAngelesRiver

Fabje, 22 days ago to Birds German

"Oh, hier gibt es ja noch ein Futterhaus! Eines zum Reinspazieren. Und, haltet euch fest, es gibt hier MEHLWÜRMER!"

"Wollen sie nicht einige wenige für ihre anderen Artgenossen...?"

"Erlauben sie, dass ich lache. Was für eine absurde Idee."

#GeschichtenAusDemGarten #birds #birdphotography #starling

polker, 2 months ago to Bretagne French

Ce matin, ciel à peu près dégagé ! ! Alors que j'attendais le lever du soleil, des petits [sic] groupes d'étourneaux sansonnet passaient devant les tours de la cathédrale Saint Corentin à #Quimper #Bretagne #feed #m43 #Olympus https://quimper.en-photo.fr #starling #dawn #aube

Yogthos, 3 months ago to random

#starling

deborahh, 3 months ago to Birding

Amazing!
"Someone had a lot to say this morning…"

#starling #birdstodon #birding
https://youtube.com/watch?v=IcImivnimdo&si=5Kqi_2QlW10LxqIP

carpingdiem, 3 months ago to Birds

Sunny today and more than 50F/10C, which is so odd in early Feb (the average temperature is usually around freezing). The birds are still coming to the feeders frequently, though it seems that they are getting their drinking water elsewhere. #birds #birding #birdsofmastodon #birdphotography #nature #HoosierMast #woodpecker #starling

A little male downy woodpecker, with its black and white wings and it's little bandana of red feathers behind it's head, lifts off from a branch.

gdanmitchell, 3 months ago to wildlife

“European Starling” — A European Starling perched in the brush on a foggy Central Valley day.

You may already know this, but I’m not really the “birder” type. I love photographing birds, and by doing so I’ve learned more about them than I would otherwise know. But I have never had the same passion for identifying them or keeping track of which I’ve seen that characterize the birders I know. I’ve learned to understand their passion, but it is different than mine. Perhaps because I’m not that knowledgable about birds, I often get the joy of “discovering” a bird that turns out to be somewhat ordinary….continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2024/01/28/european-starling/

#wildlife #birds #starling #nature #photography

carpingdiem, 4 months ago to Birds

It was sunnier and not quite as cold (20F/-7C) today. The starlings continue to drive the bluebirds away from the feeder. Here, one descends from above and the bluebirds scatter. #birds #birding #birdphotography #bluebirds #starling #HoosierMast

The starling's tail is more visible in the top of the picture and another bird is taking wing.
The starling is now visible above the feeder and most of the birds are leaving, with the exception of 2 female bluebirds, whose backs are to the starling.
The starling is landing on the feeder, wings spread. All the bluebirds are leaving, save one, who is facing the wrong way and cannot see the starling. She is probably thinking, "It's behind me, isn't it?"

carpingdiem, 4 months ago to Birds

It's getting a bit warmer; currently 20F/-7C. Birds are still flocking to the feeders, though. #birds #birding #birdphotography #goldfinch #wren #starling #flicker #HoosierMast

A Carolina wren rests on the suet nugget feeder.
A European starling showing off its green iridescent feathers around its neck.
A female Northern flicker with its polka dotted chest, watches the feeder antics from a distance. These woodpeckers usually forage on the ground.

brunoph, 4 months ago to photography

Today was a sunny day in DC so I finally brought my zoom lens out. Here’s some of my favorite shots 😍

#photography #birds #cormorant #starling #woodpecker #sparrow

Closeup of a starling. Its blue, green, bronze and white-tipped feathers are visible in great detail. It is standing on a table with a mesh-wire surface, which sort of resembles the white tips in its feathers.
A red-bellied woodpecker stands on a tall tree branch, looking at the horizon. The sky behind it is deep blue.
A house sparrow perched on a metal beam under a chair. The sun is shining brightly on it and it has its eyes closed, since it’s a bit windy.

photo, 4 months ago to photography

European Starling
#starling #feather #beak #bird #european #songbird #aged #elder #elegant #eye #fauna #full #horizontal #look #no people #noise #older #photography #pose #posing #posture #scenery #speed #stare #uk #wildlife #wing #clear #curiosity #intent #intricacy #looking #male #simple #sitting #spotted #village #waiting #antique #body #close-up #color image #fenced #hedge #ornithology #perched #plumage #railing #settlement #wild

polker, 4 months ago to Bretagne French

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, décollage
en 2 images ce soir
#murmuration #étourneau #starling #Bretagne

Animation en deux images du décollage d'un important groupe d'étourneaux sansonnet posé sur un arbre.

mikestewart, 4 months ago to Birds

Another oldie, a powerful Sparrowhawk taking a starling. #Birds #Nature #NaturePhotography #RSPB #BirdPhotograpy #BTO #BirdsofMastodon #Sparrowhawk #Starling

hennige, 5 months ago to photography

A Happy Starling. I think.

#Starling #Bird #Photography #Vogel #Star

polker, 5 months ago to Bretagne French

#murmuration #etourneau #starling Des 19 photos constituant l'animation présentée il y a 3 jours, je n'ai gardé que ces trois photos où un groupe rejoint le « gros de la troupe » que l'on aperçoit sur la droite. Mais avant de supprimer les 16 autres photos, j'ai tenté un panorama en les assemblant et je vous en présente aussi le résultat. #Bretagne
hier, j'ai créé une galerie présentant pour le moment 40 photos de murmurations captées depuis fin 2020. https://finistere.en-photo.fr/murmuration

Photo au crépuscule avec un ciel clair, occupant les trois quarts de la photo avec une murmuration d'étourneaux sansonnet, passant de gauche à droite. Le quart inférieur de la photo est occupé par un étang et sa berge où se reflète la couleur chaude du crépuscule.
Photo au crépuscule avec un ciel clair, occupant les trois quarts de la photo avec une murmuration d'étourneaux sansonnet, passant de gauche à droite. Le quart inférieur de la photo est occupé par un étang et sa berge où se reflète la couleur chaude du crépuscule.
Photo (il s'agit en fait de l'assemblage de 19 photos) au crépuscule avec un ciel clair, occupant les trois quarts de la photo avec une murmuration d'étourneaux sansonnet, passant de gauche à droite. Le quart inférieur de la photo est occupé par un étang et sa berge où se reflète la couleur chaude du crépuscule.