Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: European Starling

In regards to our feisty, noisy new visitors, the European Starlings, I think it's only fair to share some images of their rude behavior when at the feeders! They have absolutely no manners and spend more time chasing one another from the feeders than they do actually eating! They also don't care if the part of the bird feeder they're going to land on happens to be A BIRD...were these birds raised by a pack of wolves?! :D :D :D This image was taken in January, 2012.

This picture makes me laugh. Even though this male European Starling is just landing next to this female, it looks like he's showing off like a little kid trying to get attention, "Look What I Can Do?!" So funny!! :D :D :D This image was taken in January, 2012.

The female Starling I showed yesterday sat there for a few moments and we managed to get another shot showing a different male flying up to the feeder. This is the last Starling shot from our group of photos! Thank you so much for all of your enthusiastic comments about these images! They really were so much fun to take! This image was taken in January, 2012.

While focusing on the female starling hanging out on the perch below one of the bird feeders, I captured the soft image of a male starling swooping in just beyond her. I like to think it's the male from yesterday "Look What I Can Do!", who is now showing off with an aerial show! :D This image was taken in January, 2012.

About a week ago, Steve rushed up to our game room to tell me there were new birds at the feeders, so I ran down to see! These gorgeous birds are European Starlings, and are part of a flock of about 20 birds. They fly together and are quite a sight to see as they swoop into the sky and down to the ground in a tight, raucous pack. We have been taking pictures of them from our kitchen window whenever they come by and their quick movements make them a challenge to capture! I'll be posting pictures that come out in the next week or so. This image was taken in January, 2012.

Every day now for the past couple of weeks, we've been visited by a flock of about 20 marauding, noisy European Starlings that descend upon our feeders like feather-covered locusts. They are as beautiful as they are boisterous, and this collage is an attempt to highlight their irredescent array of colors. I have taken the liberty of pumping up the saturation a little bit, but when the sun shines on their feathers, these colors are true! They are absolutely stunning birds!! This image was taken in January, 2012.

This is another flock shot of the European Starlings that have started paying us visits here in southern Oregon. These birds have been introduced to several places in the world, where they have quickly made themselves comfortable but unfortunately, cause problems with indiginous species. I think they are so beautiful though, don't you?! This image was taken in January, 2012.

We have been getting visits from a new species of bird at our feeders, the European Starling. These birds zoom around in a tight flock and are noisy, aggressive, quick-moving birds that remind us of a bunch of punks that get what they want by pushing all the other birds out of the way. However, they are also stunning to see! We've been taking pictures from our kitchen window through the glass and this is a collage of a bird flying up to land on a wire crook under one of the feeders. They aren't really clear but I thought they were neat enough to share as a collage! I hope you like them! :) I have two other images uploaded today that I hope you'll take the time to see! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) This image was taken in January, 2012.