European Starling

Yes they are annoying, yes they are noisy, yes they descend on birdfeeders in large numbers and clean them out in record time BUT there's no denying the beauty of their iridescent purple and green plumage.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

how marvellous!

[Dorothy]

What a nice photo of as you say of a very annoying bird! I saw some today around our suet.

[amyK]

Nice shot; I love watching them squabble!

[*lynn]

You really captured the beauty of its feathers.

[John Falconer]

Beautiful shot.

[Diana]

Fabulous capture and narrative, I love the little hearts on their plumage.

[Beverley]

Fascinating birds… this is a lovely photo of their beauty.
Great capture

[KV]

Lovely capture… beautiful edit.

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wonderful detail!

[Corinne C]

A stunning close up!
Thanks so much Paula for your kind words yesterday!

[Bucktree]

So cute, but so noisy. Great closeup and detail in the plumage. I see large flocks of them along the coast.

[Harry J Benson]

So sharp, wonderful detail

[Bobbi C]

Gorgeous shot!

[Korcsog Károly]

I like it!

[carol white]

A lovely close up capture. Fav 😊

[Olwynne]

Another beautiful detailed capture

[Rob Z]

Your bird photos are just so wonderful...

[Dave]

You make the ugliest of birds beautiful. To me, they look like they're made of spare parts. I am not a fan of the starling. And, did you know, it's Shakespeare's fault they are in this country.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot