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Copyright: Wishnu Garuda (wishnugaruda) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2561 W: 181 N: 4039] (16698)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-03-03
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma 100-300 F4 APO
Exposure: f/11, 1/125 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds in my garden [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-07 11:55
Viewed: 1239
Points: 58
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Again a new bird of my garden:
Here you can see Mr. Starling, back from holiday in the south where it was warm during the winter.
He is back until 2 weeks - and what a desaster - so many snow here, I think next year he will decide to make 2 or 3 weeks holiday longer ;-)


The Common Starling or European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.

This starling is native to most of Eurasia, but has been introduced to South Africa, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

It is resident in southern and western Europe, but northern and eastern populations migrate in winter to these regions, and also further south to areas where it does not breed in Iberia and north Africa.

The Starling lives in a variety of habitats and can be found in any reasonably open environment from farmland to salt marsh.

These birds will eat almost anything, including farmland invertebrates and berries. This is a highly gregarious species, forming huge flocks in winter, and providing a spectacular sight and sound as they descend into evening reed-bed roosts, often attracting birds of prey such as Merlins or Sparrowhawks. Large roosts (exceptionally up to a million birds) can form in city centres, causing a great deal of mess from their droppings.

The 19-22 cm long Common Starling must be one of the most familiar of birds in temperate regions, with its shiny black plumage spangled with white. Confusion is only likely in Iberia in winter, when it has to be distinguished from the closely related Spotless Starling, which, as its name implies, has less spotting on its plumage. Adult male Common Starlings are less spotted below than adult females. Juveniles are dull brown, and by their first winter resemble adults but are browner especially on the head.

I hope you like this one.
TAZ, carper, ALIRIZA, fiyo, glazzaro, coasties, thistle, liquidsunshine, FranciscoSales, marhowie, SkyF, scottevers7, DevendraBhardwa, dew77, SunToucher, peter_stoeckl, Luc, jeanpaul has marked this note useful
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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-03-07 12:12]

What a lovely and interesting bird that you have well captured ! Your garden is a paradise ;-) The details and colors on feathers are great. I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Sabine and thanks for sharing.

A lovely bird and a very educative note.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-03-07 12:31]

I like the shot Sabine,
it's realy a pleasure to look at, those colours of this spreeuw in Dutch, are fantastic, it very nice in pov and has a good dof, very good shot.
gr. jaap

Hi Wishnu!
Marvelous portrait of beautiful bird. Good details, nice & vivid colors and framing. I like POV, sharpness and composition too...
Well done.
Ali Rıza

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 252 W: 17 N: 494] (3255)
  • [2006-03-07 12:49]

beautiful starling.. great details...
and I love the colors as well ..

well done

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-03-07 13:29]

Hello Sabine,
Very nice capture; colors,lighting,POV,framing,sharpness and composition are perfect.TFS

Good solid detail and color, excellent job pulling the shot from within the branches, really nice work.

Greg

Hi Sabine

Lovely shot. Good light showing the beautiful irridesent plumage colours. Nice catchlight too. TFS.

bonjour sabine
voila ce que je n'ai pas reussi a capter sur mes photos d'etourneau,les reflets vert et violet metalliques.
extra.
laurent

Nice shot Sabine,
I had a herd of them visiting my garden last summer. I've never known they are so colourful.
The picture has lovely colours and details, the BG is slightly distractiong though.
Anyway, very well done!

Beautiful capture Sabine,
Good detail, colours are fantastic and sharpness is spot on.
Composition and lighting are good. Good POV and framing.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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  • eleana Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 207 W: 80 N: 75] (2233)
  • [2006-03-07 18:30]

Hello Sabine,
I see, the season of icicles is ended, and season of returning birds is beginning :-) Great capture, as always, nice compo and colours.
TFS, best wishes,
Elena

Hi Sabine,
ótimo trabalho aqui, nitidez perfeita e as cores são fantásticas! Parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho aqui!!
Um abraço!!

Francisco Sales

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3067 W: 231 N: 6165] (21068)
  • [2006-03-07 21:41]

Ha, you really caught the iridescence on the feathers of this common, pesky, but nonetheless, beautiful bird.
Sharp details, great POV, excellent light and exposure. TFS, Wishnu. : )

Hi Sabine,
This is great, you have captured the metallic colors very nicely here...Very sharp,
Excellent closeup!!!! Thank you.

Hi Sabine,
What a beautiful bird!
Excellent sharpness and details,
great colours and lovely pose.
Thanks for sharing!

Hi Sabine!
Amazing photo! Great composition, details, POV and DOF! Perfect sharpenes and beautiful colors. Great work!
TFS;-)
regards
Dorota

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-03-08 7:27]

Hallo Sabine,
der ist ja fabelhaft. Die Farben und Details des Gefieders hast du meisterhaft festgehalten. Nicht nur die Schaerfe sondern auch der Glanz ist bewundernswert. Super Bildgestaltung.
Ganz klasse ..Gruss Sky

Hi Sabine,
Excellent shot on this Starling! You caught just the right angle where the light really shows there great coloring. Nice sharp detail!!
Scott

Hallo Sabine,
die Stare kommen zurück? Dann wirds ja vielleicht doch bald was mit dem Frühling.
Du machst uns Hoffnung. Danke.;-)
Klasse Aufnahme. Schöner Vogel.
Gruss aus dem naßkalten Südhessen.
Thomas

Hi Wishnu,
Nice shot! Beautiful image, the bright colours are fantastic, great photo, excellent work!
and many thanks for sharing!
I like so much!
DEVENDRA!!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-03-09 5:59]

Hello Sabine!
Excellent capture.Colors,sharpness,POV,details,framing,
clear eyes and composition are wonderful.TFS...:-)

What a stricking color, Great reflection of the sun on his feathers. Your POV is great, just below the center of the bird. The DOF is great just only the bird and the larger branch in focus.
Thanks,
Niek

Hi Sabine,
you have captured this bird very nicely.
I'm waiting for it, it's a good sign of spring up here.
The colours are very nice when it shimmering.
Well composed , good details and POV.
Well done my friend.

Have a great weekend.

I want more colours! ... just joking :)
Wondelful capture, really.
Some who has never seen one of them, would call a artist "exagerated" if painted something so colourful and finely detailed. It is an impressing bird very well captured. Thanks for sharing.

Hallo Sabine,
prachtvolles Foto.
Habe nicht gewusst, dass Stare so glanzvoll und schillernd sind.
Was einen Augenblick lang der Meinung, du hättest ein Foto aus Tropenferien präsentiert.
Toller Beitrag! Mit Dank und lieben Grüßen,
Peter

P.S.: Habe nach Deinen prachtvollen Vögeln den Eindruck, dass auch der Allgäu an den Indischen Ozean grenzt. :)

Big Smile.

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2006-03-15 20:51]

Very nice Starling Sabine ! Well shot and composed. Beautiful colors and sharpness. Thanks.

Mario

It's a great example of how beautiful these birds really are, even though people see them as pests. Fantastic colours, good composition and DOF.

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  • OzBY Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 182 W: 2 N: 312] (1085)
  • [2006-03-26 9:58]

An Excellent bird photo with all dedails you need

Bonjour Sabine
Cette photo est vraiment magnifique la multitude de couleurs sur cet étourneau est vraiment de toute beautée.belle composition et très beaux détails
Merci et au revoir....JP

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