Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Starling
 Starling
The (Common/European) Starling has a beautiful iridescent purple and green gloss and white/pale spots at the tips of its feathers.
Its is brighter/spottier in summer and duller brown in winter. The beak is yellow in the breeding season and brown/black late in the year.
Starling - spotty Starling -- Bad Hair Day Starling
Spotty  A Bad Hair Day  Moments later -- recomposed
Starling - Bubblegum Starling - Housework Starling - Housework
Enjoying bubblegum! Housework: when clearing the eggshells the Starling is clever enough to take them far away from the nest to deter predators
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They are opportunist feeders eating anything they can
Starling - plumage Starling Starling flock
Close up of plumage showing buff tips  Gregarious by nature with a tendency to form flocks Flocks can contain several hundred or even thousands of birds

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