Photography of Birds – Set # 238 | H.J. Ruiz - Avian101

Photography of Birds – Set # 238

Set # 238

European Starling

European Starling

European Starling

Large flocks of European Starlings, typical of this species can be beneficial to agriculture by controlling invertebrate pests; however, starlings can also be pests themselves when they feed on fruit and sprouting crops. Common starlings may also be a nuisance through the noise and mess caused by their large urban roosts. Introduced populations in particular have been subjected to a range of controls, including culling, but these have had limited success, except in preventing the colonisation of Western Australia.

Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

Brown Thrasher

The Brown Thrasher is omnivorous, which has a diet that includes insects, berries, nuts and seeds, as well as earthworms, snails, and sometimes lizards and frogs. Across seasons and its breeding range, it was found 63% of stomach contents were made of animal matter, the remaining 37% being plant material. During the breeding season, the diet consists primarily of beetles, grasshoppers, and other arthropods, and fruits, nuts and seeds. More than 80% of the diet of brown thrasher from Illinois is made of animal matter, about 50% being beetles. In Iowa, about 20% of the summer diet was found to consist of grasshoppers. By the late summer, it begins to shift towards more of a herbivore diet, focusing on fruits, nuts, seeds, and grains, 60% of the food in Illinois being fruits and seeds. By winter, the customary diet of the brown thrasher is fruit and acorns.

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20 thoughts on “Photography of Birds – Set # 238”

Ritva Sillanmäki Photography on February 18, 2021 at 8:37 am said:

Your photos are always so lovely.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 3:45 pm said:
  
  Thanks a lot, Ritva. 🙂
  
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Prior... on February 18, 2021 at 9:10 am said:

gorgeous photography (as usual) and thanks for the background info

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 3:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Ivette. 🙂
  
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  - Prior... on February 19, 2021 at 2:40 am said:
    
    ☀️😊
bayphotosbydonna on February 18, 2021 at 9:19 am said:

Both are handsome birds! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 3:29 pm said:
  
  They are! Thanks, Donna. 🙂
  
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Jet Eliot on February 18, 2021 at 9:38 am said:

Beautiful birds, HJ, and interesting info about the thrasher’s diet.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 3:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Jet. 🙂
  
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aussiebirder on February 18, 2021 at 3:49 pm said:

Lovely captures with always interesting info HJ 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 6:43 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Ashley. 🙂
  
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sv-anui.com on February 18, 2021 at 5:15 pm said:

Love the speckled plumage on the Thrasher. Beautiful images HJ.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 6:49 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Chris. 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on February 18, 2021 at 5:47 pm said:

The head feathers on your starling are not like any that I have seen on ours.

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 6:52 pm said:
  
  It’s because the starling is a juvenile, got the lower part adult-plumage first. Thanks, Tom. 🙂
  
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  - tootlepedal on February 19, 2021 at 4:01 pm said:
    
    Our juvenile starlings are much browner than that one.
de Wets Wild on February 18, 2021 at 9:11 pm said:

Every time you share a picture of the Thrasher the eyes catch my attention!

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- H.J. for avian101 on February 18, 2021 at 9:33 pm said:
  
  😄
  
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Edward Marker on March 6, 2021 at 8:39 am said:

It’s always hard to get a close-up photo of these small birds!

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- H.J. for avian101 on March 6, 2021 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Edward. 🙂
  
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