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Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 28, 2010 at 5:11 PM
GSW
Well that was what I was told I would get on an upright feeding log. Is this their Spring plumage do you think :confused: :wink:

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Posted by Paul King on March 28, 2010 at 7:57 PM
What cracking detail in this shot Maggie very nice :toast:
Posted by Philip Newman on March 29, 2010 at 2:25 AM
What an unusual Starling image - great capture. :smile: :smile:

Phil Newman
Posted by Tim Taylor on March 29, 2010 at 2:39 AM
LOL, caught me out nicely. Now if you could get a starling hammering its beak into the wood with sawdust flying, that really would be something!

Tim :toast:
Posted by Matt Cole on March 29, 2010 at 6:12 AM
no less attractive than the real GSWs in their own way :smile: Very nicely captured Maggie. Maybe a touch more room top and bottom, but no big deal.

Matt :toast:
Posted by Simon Phillpotts on March 29, 2010 at 6:35 AM
A tad tight perhaps as Matt mentioned but a lovely looking bird and a nice behavioural shot :smile:
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 29, 2010 at 8:30 AM
No matter what the species, this is a great shot :jump:
Posted by Kim Connolly on March 29, 2010 at 9:45 AM
Nice one Maggie - and it's a male by the way!! :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on March 29, 2010 at 9:46 AM
GSW - Great Starling Wheeze. :biggrin: :wink: BIF as well. Superb, Maggie made me laugh. :biggrin:

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Posted by Barry Southon on March 29, 2010 at 10:58 AM
Maggie

A very nice capture of a bird with an identity crisis made me laugh too.
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Posted by John Chapman on March 30, 2010 at 5:18 AM
Hi Maggie this is great and the Starling is beautiful. :toast:
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 30, 2010 at 7:58 AM
LOL! Nice Starling shot nonetheless, just a shame about the 'Brick' looking BG, any chance you can move the feeding log..?

Brett :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on March 30, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Hi Maggie,

Not what you expect on a woodpecker set up! :biggrin: Nice shot though. I agree with Brett about the oof brick work, would definitely be worth moving the perch, if you can of course. Also if you can twist the perch round slightly or position yourself differently so the food can't be seen.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 30, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Thanks all. Glad it raised a few smiles.
Brett and Lewis. Short of demolishing the house the only thing I could do would be to get a large sheet of board and paint it green and place it against the brickwork. Unfortunately the only place I could position the hide was at the top of the garden facing the back of the house.
Posted by Bob Cox on April 2, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Just a nice as a woodpecker , nice shot.

Bob.