This little Starling really is a star.

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 02 Jun 2011, 12:04

A few times today young Starlings have been throwing themselves against the window of my study and each time I've had a look out to see if they have damaged themselves but look what I spotted the last time!

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/373/starling1.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/227/starling2.jpg

Never seen one like that before!

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Jun 2011, 12:32

It's the ghost of one of the window collision victims

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 02 Jun 2011, 12:34

It's apparently quite rare in starlings (but, bizarrely, less rare among blackbirds) - but I guess the rarity is fairly easy to explain, they must be easier to spot by predators and the first to be picked off from the flock.

tonymadge · Post by **tonymadge** » 02 Jun 2011, 16:52

Send it to Springwatch and see what Kate Humble has to say.....

Post by **Tonks** » 02 Jun 2011, 17:41

That's lovely! (as is Kate Humble

) What a great catch. We had a white black bird here a few years ago, but despite getting thousands of starlings here (which is amazing to watch!) I have never seen a white one!

Tonks

Chris558 · Post by **Chris558** » 02 Jun 2011, 20:43

Al-bi-no whiter tomorrow than I am today......

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