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Starling - Sturnus vulgaris I was drinking the best maple-oat iced coffee ever while enjoying the shade under this Navy airplane when a starling appeared. It perched above me with a bug in its mouth and then flew up under the plane and through a small crack. I immediately heard the babies chirping and was amazed that this bird was nesting inside this old plane. Afterwards, I saw several other starlings nesting in the cracks and in the propellers.<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/718885922?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></section><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136282/starling_-_sturnus_vulgaris.html" title="Starling - Sturnus vulgaris"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/136282_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3f626K4aQS9AV3ri3xdIz0uYZpA%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Starling - Sturnus vulgaris I was drinking the best maple-oat iced coffee ever while enjoying the shade under this Navy airplane when a starling appeared. It perched above me with a bug in its mouth and then flew up under the plane and through a small crack. I immediately heard the babies chirping and was amazed that this bird was nesting inside this old plane. Afterwards, I saw several other starlings nesting in the cracks and in the propellers.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/718885922<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136283/starling_-_sturnus_vulgaris.html Common Starling,Geotagged,Spring,Sturnus,Sturnus vulgaris,United States,starling" /></a></figure> Common Starling,Geotagged,Spring,Sturnus vulgaris,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

I was drinking the best maple-oat iced coffee ever while enjoying the shade under this Navy airplane when a starling appeared. It perched above me with a bug in its mouth and then flew up under the plane and through a small crack. I immediately heard the babies chirping and was amazed that this bird was nesting inside this old plane. Afterwards, I saw several other starlings nesting in the cracks and in the propellers.


Starling - Sturnus vulgaris I was drinking the best maple-oat iced coffee ever while enjoying the shade under this Navy airplane when a starling appeared. It perched above me with a bug in its mouth and then flew up under the plane and through a small crack. I immediately heard the babies chirping and was amazed that this bird was nesting inside this old plane. Afterwards, I saw several other starlings nesting in the cracks and in the propellers.<br /> <br /> https://vimeo.com/718885922<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136283/starling_-_sturnus_vulgaris.html Common Starling,Geotagged,Spring,Sturnus,Sturnus vulgaris,United States,starling

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Awesome use of a plane! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Me or the birds?! Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Depends on whether you also have a nest there. Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
          Christine Young
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          I was contemplating it, but couldn't fit into the holes. Posted 3 years ago

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The Common Starling

The common starling or European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known simply as the starling in the British Isles, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year.

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Uploaded Jun 9, 2022. Captured Jun 6, 2022 14:46 in Woolwich Maine, Brunswick, ME 04011, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/9.0
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm