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Winter Starling

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Posted by eric weight on November 1, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Winter Starling
These are colouring up nicely as the winter draws closer. So smart and so over-looked IMO. I never used to appreciate these as much as I do now that I am looking at them through the viewfinder.

C&C more than welcome.

40D 100-400@310
iso320 1/100 f/5.6
small crop for comp
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 1, 2008 at 11:38 AM
NICE :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:

Something slightly funny going on in the BG behind the head but it's a very smart image of a very smart bird.
Posted by Justin on November 1, 2008 at 11:40 AM
A nice image and I really like the setting here. :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on November 1, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Hi Eric,

Love it! I could never understand why people hated these birds so much - I find jackdaws are more of a pain in the butt! :smile:
:toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rob Fisher on November 1, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Cracking Image Eric, well done.

See you don't need the Sigma after all :wink:

Rob
Posted by Barry Southon on November 1, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Eric

Great image couldn't agree more.

Barry :wink:

Eastbourne
Posted by Robert Lawrence on November 1, 2008 at 12:14 PM
I agree Eric, they are superb birds. People are very peculiar when it comes to what they regard as a pest. They scream the house down if a fox gets killed but killing a rat (by any foul means) is fine!
Anyway, nice pic. There is a big winter roost not far from here and this year I intend to locate it properly and get some images. I saw a flock of many thousands from the car on my way home from work the other evening and when they landed the field looked black!
Robert
Posted by David Kjaer on November 1, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Hi Eric

Very nice - great light, setting and detail!

David :toast:
Posted by eric weight on November 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM
Hi Robert,
I have always had a thing about that display that you sometimes get as they go to roost. I used to see it a lot when fishing on the fens and there was something magical about the huge skies and vast flocks swirling around like smoke. You could see smaller flocks coming from miles away and joining the throng and then all of sudden they would drop into some distant trees and that's it -they've all gone in a moment. Tremendous.
Posted by Matt Cole on November 1, 2008 at 12:45 PM
cracking shot Eric. Great pose and lovely and sharp.

Matt
Posted by Magnus Hird on November 1, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Absolute cracker Eric, love it :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on November 1, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Good stuff Eric.
JR
Posted by Stephen Boyd on November 1, 2008 at 2:28 PM
Eric

Very nice shot

Stephen
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on November 1, 2008 at 2:59 PM
Oh what a beauty,
I like it a lot.
:toast: :toast:
Bertl
Posted by keith mitchell on November 1, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Hi Eric.
Certainly is a very beautiful bird,excellent image.
:toast: Keith.
Posted by Nick on November 1, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Essence of Starling :biggrin:. A really pleasing photo that brings out the alert and inquisitive character of the bird nicely.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on November 1, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Superb shot of a very over looked bird I love them for their colours and cheeky nature. :toast:




Regards


Ian
Posted by Colin Pickett on November 2, 2008 at 5:19 AM
Superb image :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on November 3, 2008 at 7:28 AM
Nice setting and great picture of this beautiful bird :smile: :smile:

Sandra
Posted by Jeremy on November 4, 2008 at 2:56 PM
Lovely shot, Eric, of a much-overlooked bird. Just disappointed you didn`t use the Sigma 500mm to take it! :wink:
Posted by Danny Green on November 6, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Great shot Eric.

Danny :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by eric weight on November 7, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Thank you very much everyone.
:wavey: Eric