PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Sturnus vulgaris  

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
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© Kay Parkin 2015
Monarto Conservation Park, SA (Sep, 2015)

Although an introduced pest this bird can be quite pretty in the right light. This one was bringing food to it's chicks in a hollow mallee tree.

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling (winter plumage)

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Male Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common Starling