[Leica] IMG: The American Starling

[Don Dory]

Nice everything.  Your customer was trying to make the world feel guilty
because they were having trouble getting enough to eat.

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 1:26 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> The Starling is one of my least favorite birds.  Since a Brit brought
> them across the pond, they have prospered beyond belief and have become
> a nuisance.  Traveling in flocks, they can empty feeders quickly.  Even
> a suet block put out for woodpeckers can be torn to pieces in short
> order.  But, while hoping for a woodpecker, and trying burst shooting
> for the first time, I fired away at my first customer.  I had purposely
> balanced the feeder gate to limit the access of larger birds, since they
> scatter seed widely.  The Starling struggled to find a spot where he
> could feed, and never came to the front side of the feeder.  He actually
> looked more elegant peering out from behind the feeder.
>
> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200610-DSCF1876.JPG.html
>
> --
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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