Common Starling
COMMON NAME: Common Starling
CATEGORIES: Bush
An introduced species, Common Starlings are usually seen in groups sitting on the powerlines.
They have a distinctive long pointy bill and relatively short tail.
They chatter incessantly amongst themselves, sometimes bickering in harsh tones.
Large groups of starlings in flight, called murmurations, occasionally form over surrounding farmlands and the dunes.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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