[Leica] IMG: The American Starling

[Jim Nichols]

Thanks, Don.  My feeder setup kept him uncomfortable, which was my 
intent all along.

On 6/10/20 1:30 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
> 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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Jim Nichols
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