Spotted on roof top

[rajjayaraj]

Saw this bird yesterday evening on the roof top, could someone tell me what this bird is?


RAJ_1373 by rajjayaraj, on Flickr

Raj

[Papathanassi]

Re: Spotted on roof top

It is a Starling, Raj

Papa.

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

It is a Starling, Raj

Papa.

Thanks Papa.

[tesarver]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Nice shot BTW

Tom

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Nice shot BTW

Tom

Thanks Tom

[Deva32]

Re: Spotted on roof top

We see very few starlings these days in my part of the world. They used to be very common. They are under-rated from a colour point of view. In the right light they are iridescent.

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Thanks Deva

[David Stallard]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Nice shot and agree a very under rated bird although. . . . . we have a mob that you don't see for ages until we fill the bird table / suet feeder, then we have on average 20 - 30 that literally swarm in / devour / and then vanish.

.DAVID.

[antoeknee]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Starlings nowhere near as common these days. The autumn swarms use to be spectacular if some what messy, if you know what I mean!

The image is probably a juv judging by the plumage. Interestingly our breed population largely goes south for the winter and starlings from Russia/Scandinavia tend to come here for the winter.

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Thanks David and Antoeknee, i am sure you are more expert in these and certainly this was the first time i have seen one live.

[David Stallard]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Thanks David and Antoeknee, i am sure you are more expert in these and certainly this was the first time i have seen one live.

Not meaning to 'hijack' your thread but remembered I took a couple of shots of some of the mob through the conservatry window.



Love the 'arrow head' markings and the shimmering blue / green / purple colours


Sorry again for the hijack, just thought I would show a couple of different views for you

.DAVID.

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

No not at all David, thanks for sharing, i like the 2nd one.
Raj

[Hereford_EOS]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Common as muck around here
Great capture Raj

[rajjayaraj]

Re: Spotted on roof top

Thanks Stephen