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!
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http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/227/starling2.jpg
Never seen one like that before!
This little Starling really is a star.
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This little Starling really is a star.
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Re: This little Starling really is a star.
It's the ghost of one of the window collision victims
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Re: This little Starling really is a star.
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.
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Re: This little Starling really is a star.
Send it to Springwatch and see what Kate Humble has to say..... ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/wink.gif)
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Re: This little Starling really is a star.
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!
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It's NOT real!!!!!
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