Sturnus vulgaris

Common Starling at East Albury, NSW

Sturnus vulgaris at East Albury, NSW - 27 Nov 2021 05:56 PM
Sturnus vulgaris at East Albury, NSW - 27 Nov 2021 05:56 PM
Sturnus vulgaris at East Albury, NSW - 27 Nov 2021 05:56 PM
Sturnus vulgaris at East Albury, NSW - 27 Nov 2021 05:56 PM
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Identification history

Sturnus vulgaris 4 Dec 2021 natureguy
Turdus merula 27 Nov 2021 Darcy

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Single blackbird's head just popping out of a nest hollow

3 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Dec 2021
Is it a Blackbird? Or a Starling?
natureguy wrote:
   4 Dec 2021
Sorry, this is a Starling, thanks @KylieWaldon for pointing this out.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   4 Dec 2021
it was just a guess - bit hard to tell from the pic. I've never seen a blackbird put a nest in a dead tree, though apparently by my guide book they do put nests in trees! At home they have used my ivy geranium, my rose bush, and another low to the ground shrub.

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  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Sturnus vulgaris Scientific name
  • Common Starling Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 1029.9m Recorded at altitude
  • 156 images trained Machine learning

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