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Jan 24, 2010 13:13 |  #1

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Jan 24, 2010 13:18 |  #2

It's a stinking European Starling.


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Jan 24, 2010 13:19 |  #3

Must have flown a long way ;)


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Jan 24, 2010 13:42 |  #4

A starling in mating plumage. Not a bad looking bird in this phase Me thinks.
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Jan 24, 2010 14:54 |  #5

russbecker wrote in post #9460896 (external link)
It's a stinking European Starling.

Yes, but it's a really nice picture of one.
Supposedly they were introduced into the US by a Shakespeare fan who wanted to show the Americans what bird was mentioned in one of his plays.

http://www.scientifica​merican.com …fm?id=call-of-the-reviled (external link)

Regardless of specifics, they were introduced here quite awhile ago.


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