Starling
This is actually a European Starling only introduced into the USA around 1920 and was first seen in Florida in 1950. This was taken in Miami.
The dark shadow behind the bird's breast is actually the entrance to a Woodpecker hole which this bird had taken over as a nest.
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.
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2014. Captured Apr 14, 2007 11:31 in 1141 99th Street, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154, USA.
