Starlings
These are a couple of European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) that I saw one day while driving home from an appointment. I try to always have a camera with me. I thought that they were some sort of blackbird, but examining the photos, I see that I was wrong.
Despite what the next quote says, I’ve yet to see a starling at my feeders.
“This species often comes to bird feeders.” - allaboutbirds.org
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@Swede1952@universeodon.com I’ve never seen a starling at my bird feeders. That was in Colorado. I’ve never seen a starling in New Mexico.
@timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
Apparently, New Mexico is within their range.
@Swede1952@universeodon.com Ah, the Hooligans, as we call them here in our back garden in Scotland ☺️ Love them!
@CazimodoCreative@universeodon.com
“Hooligans,” that is a good name for them.
@Swede1952@universeodon.com these birds are mimics as well
there’s a video out there of one of them repeating all kinds of stuff from a lady presumably an imprint
of course they’re invasive and not native here.
@dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud
They are an invasive species, but they are established and not going away.
@Swede1952@universeodon.com they are also smart and very pretty
@dannotdaniel@hellions.cloud yep
