Skip to main content

What am I?


I think this bird might be a Starling.  Can any of you confirm?

There are flocks of these birds that like the grass at Rose Orchard Haus.  I have noticed that they often seem to be greenish but this one is black. 

Comments

  1. Replies
    1. I don’t think I have ever seen one before to be ‘reminded’

      Delete
  2. I don't know starlings but we just had a beautiful kingfisher sitting on our fence.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh I am jealous. I have only ever seen and photographed a kingfisher once and that was with a long lens at a distance. I had to blow up the image to be sure it was a kingfisher. Was beside the Macquarie river, never in my gardens

      Delete
  3. We have European starlings. They have stubby tails like this one, are about the size of a robin and are shaped like this one. Ours are a glossy brownish black. They're speckled when non-breeding with a dark bill and iridescent with a yellow bill when breeding. They were introduced into the U.S. and have quite a presence here.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. If this is a starling they are introduced here too. Your description seems a bit like this bird.

      Delete
  4. I don't know but an Aussie crow just "worked" on our roof so loud we thought it's a human! Birds can be funny fellas!

    ReplyDelete
  5. It’s a bit hard to see from the photo, but if the plumage is speckled, then it could be a starling. However, starlings don’t have long necks. What’s their flight like? Starlings often fly in formation and sound like a jet.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mmmm. I could not see any speckles and no flying in formation. I will have to wait until they visit again and try to get a closer look. Thanks for the info Vicki.

      Delete
  6. So sorry Joan Elizabeth I can't help you either, I was hoping someone before me might know, it remains a mystery 😉

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment