It doesn't seem like a frenzy with only one bird on the feeder but there had been many birds right before this starling arrived. It is rare to see only one as they usually hit the feeder in large numbers. I couldn't at first recognize what it was as it seemed smaller than what I remembered them. I found out that they change color in different seasons and the beak is yellow in the summer and black in the winter. It has pink legs and the feathers' whitish color does turn to a darker brown color.
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The way some birds change from season to season can indeed make them difficult to identify.. especially when you throw a juvenile into that mix. I think starlings are beautiful.. especially in the sunlight. But they sure do make short work of a suet with those beaks.
You have so many sweet visitors, Larry. Thank you so much for sharing them.
So that's where all our starlings have gone... smiles. Lovely to see one again and it's good to hear they still invade in large numbers.
How wonderful colors change in birds, like seasons turn! Nice capture with the bird
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