I was on my way back to our vehicle, when I spotted this fat little starling. He was comfortably napping--stilt-legged, head tucked beneath wing--upon the hood of a very shiny red car. I quickly snatched up my camera and began to snap his picture, whereapon he turned to look at me, yet stilted, with a baleful eye.
I talked to him in his "language" and we had quite a conversation going. He wasn't shy at all. This is the best of the pictures I shot that afternoon. As much as I don't like starlings, this one was cute.
This is my first submission to Shadow Shot Sunday!
9 comments:
I wonder how to talk startling, just like many ask me how my hubby feed the ants. ^_^ Happy Sunday!
Antzy
It's good to know bird language too - you're very talented!
Guess he was in a good mood... :)
Greetings from Casablanca!
BLOGitsePHOTOS
Starling, I confess,
that you are not my darling—
bird with baleful eye.
Your choice of shadows:
Shadowy tombstone
Orphaned truck shadows
Wow, he is an intelligent looking bird. Great shot! Welcome to Shadow Shot Sunday!
He's cute! And yes, he is rather chubby! If he also travels via car instead of flying that could explain the chubbiness ;)
Thanks a bunch for joining in SSS this week! It's great having you play along :)
A red shadow! You are too clever!
Yep, this isn't a starling, but it is a Grackle. Grackles are squawkers too but about two times larger than their smaller cousins, the Starlings that were imported, who knows why, from Europe.
That is a wonderful picture Beth! I love it when birds do that with their leg.
Oh.
So bird shot doesn't necessarily mean the kind of pellets in the shotgun.
Good to know.
;-D
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