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[HAPPYL!FE]

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[GreatHorn]

From what I can see there, looks like you have some Starlings.

[The Sego Sago Kid]

I agree with GreatHorn.. based on shape and the spots you can see on some of them.

[HAPPYL!FE]

bleh. Was hoping it was something good! ha. Thanks!

[TheBillyPilgrim]

Agreed, def Starlings.

[Dustie]

I agree...Starlings. But before you say bleh, consider this.... Yes, Starlings are illegal aliens and can cause quite the mess whereever they nest, and are often a real nuisance when large flocks gather, but the lowly Starling has one thing going for it. The Starling can talk.

A good book to read is Arnie the Darling Starling. It changed my mind about Starlings. Plus, should you want a talking bird in your house, but don't want an expensive screeching parrot that you will probably have to will to someone, it's perfectly legal to extract a Starling from a local nest and keep it as a pet. Beware though, as far as I know, it's still illegal to turn it lose once you have it in captivity.

[blackburnian]

The top bird looks like a song sparrow

[The Sego Sago Kid]

The top bird looks like a song sparrow

If it were, that would be one big ass song sparrow.

[Aveschapines]

What do they eat?

[HAPPYL!FE]

I don't mind Starlings, it's just that I already have pics of them, so was hoping this was something I didn't have a pic of.

[BarnSwallow]

What do they eat?

Starlings? Anything and everything. They're omnivorous.

[birdbrain22]

I agree...Starlings. But before you say bleh, consider this.... Yes, Starlings are illegal aliens and can cause quite the mess whereever they nest, and are often a real nuisance when large flocks gather, but the lowly Starling has one thing going for it. The Starling can talk.

A good book to read is Arnie the Darling Starling. It changed my mind about Starlings. Plus, should you want a talking bird in your house, but don't want an expensive screeching parrot that you will probably have to will to someone, it's perfectly legal to extract a Starling from a local nest and keep it as a pet. Beware though, as far as I know, it's still illegal to turn it lose once you have it in captivity.

I don't care what book I read...My mind will not be changed... Starlings are Air Pollution. If you are correct on your point of extracting a Starling from a nest being legal... maybe we can capture them all and start a pet trade back in Europe!

[cestma]

I agree...Starlings. But before you say bleh, consider this.... Yes, Starlings are illegal aliens and can cause quite the mess whereever they nest, and are often a real nuisance when large flocks gather, but the lowly Starling has one thing going for it. The Starling can talk.

A good book to read is Arnie the Darling Starling. It changed my mind about Starlings. Plus, should you want a talking bird in your house, but don't want an expensive screeching parrot that you will probably have to will to someone, it's perfectly legal to extract a Starling from a local nest and keep it as a pet. Beware though, as far as I know, it's still illegal to turn it lose once you have it in captivity.

I agree. Starlings are actually fascinating birds. They're not going away anytime soon, but I actually have more bluebirds than starlings, now.

[Aveschapines]

Starlings? Anything and everything. They're omnivorous.

Yes, sorry, I meant Starlings. Someone else inserted Song Sparrows when I wasn't looking! I was wondering how it would be to feed them as pets. Thanks!

[Aveschapines]

Starlings? Anything and everything. They're omnivorous.

Yes, sorry, I meant Starlings. Someone else inserted Song Sparrows when I wasn't looking! I was wondering how it would be to feed them as pets. Thanks!

[Aveschapines]

UGH!!! My internet burped again. Sorry about the double post! Bigfoot - can you remove the extra one if you see this?

[birdbrain22]

No argument that E. Starlings are a beautiful looking bird!

It is their nesting habits and killing of native species that will never get me to see things the other way. They do a number on Purple Martins and Tree Swallows in certain spots. Also GC Flycatchers and Eastern Bluebirds...very often destroying eggs and killing young and even adult birds. Beautiful bird yes... but a non-native invader doing damage to native species each year.

I understand it is doing it's best to survive as a species... but not at the cost of our native species.

Always will be a garbage bird and air pollution!

[The Sego Sago Kid]

Starlings? Anything and everything. They're omnivorous.

Everything being the operative word. I put some suet out on the back porch of my city apartment last winter thinking I'd at least get to watch a few house finches and house sparrows every once in a while. Nope, the Starlings devoured it in 3 days, and made a horrible racket while doing it. They are evil little bastards; I don't care how pretty they are.

[Pat B.]

The Starlings usually get aggressive enough hogging the suet late in winter that I wind up taking it down since the Flickers and Downys can't get it anyway & I don't want to subsidize the Starlings.

[Dustie]

The rule of the earth, survival of the fittest. It's just the way it is I'm afraid. Funny though how Starlings are not a common site in the foothills of the Ozark mountains here in Beautiful Bella Vista, AR. They tend to be much more a city bird, along with their fellow countrymen, the equally lowly and invasive house sparrow and pidgeon so I don't mind them at all. ;-)

Because of thier illegal alien status, non of them are protected so all can be captured and kept as pets, or eaten. Maybe we just need to convince people that these birds are delicious delicacies or that their feathers would look lovely in hats.