European Starling
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European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
AP article on starlings out today. Love the final line...

"It's sad but true that we often only see a creature's beauty when it is out-of-reach or rare," Todd said in an e-mail. "I can't imagine that Schieffelin (the company who helped introduce starlings to the US), who appreciated starlings on the page and in small groups, would have the same affection for them in their enormous, pesky flocks."
Focal length: 700 mm fStop: 5.6 ISO: 800 Shutter Speed: 1/1000 sec.
Half Moon Bay, CA - Pillar Point
Sep 4, 2009