Starling

Andreas Liedmann · Monday at 2:00 PM

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Hey folks ...
yesterday I had a surprising visit at my own feeder set up . Was hoping for different species and got this visit , after a long boring afternoon in gorgeous weather .
Visit was brief ... but fun for sure . At some point I had 6 individuals at the feeding spot ... was lucky to isolate one for a short time . Man they were so hectic while feeding ....

Never photographed this species before .... so I was a happy camper .

Canon EOS R1
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 400 mm
Tripod

F 9; Iso 25.600; 1/5000 sec ( I was ready for flight shots for other birds , so the settings are a real overkill for this scenario )

Processed with PR4 ; Darktable 5.1 and PSCC 2025 ; cropped for comp and removed a few sunflower seeds from the soil

THX for watching and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

Dave Goldberg · Tuesday at 6:15 PM

Hi Andreas, that's a nice rendition of a starling. Unfortunately they are invasive here to the United States (a long time ago someone thought it would be a good idea to introduce every species of bird mentioned in the works of Shakespeare), and they cause a lot of trouble. But they can still be beautiful in their own right. I don't have any suggestions on the photo. The subject and background are all well executed.

Dave G.

Jonathan Ashton · Wednesday at 6:36 AM

Nice one Andreas, good tones and details, I like the set up, the background is super. I doesn't trouble me but I suspect many would prefer a slight head turn. Plenty of time... now you know they are coming I would suggest you hide a small container of meal worms behind the log, you will find the starlings come down in droves and they will squabble so plenty of opportunities for action - very dramatic to see them in flight above the log against that baclground. The action will continue until the chicks have pretty much grown.

Andreas Liedmann · Thursday at 1:48 PM

THX jon and Dave for your kind comments !!!

© Jon ... a better hand turn would have been nice . Not having time to play around with mealworms , too many other creatures will participate from them while I am not there . But might try if do sit inside the hide.

Cheers Andreas