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MarkWildDog
 Post subject: Starling: Redwinged Starling
Unread postPosted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:17 am 
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This magnificent bird is common in our area, besides it's beautiful wings, it makes the most beautiful calls I've ever heard, my second favorute bird.


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Have seen then nesting inside shopping malls, and they are common city birds.

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On Friday, one flew into the Mantambeni hide in Kruger and ate the worm he had carried in, on the windowsill

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I had a beautiful experience with a family of them at Olifants. We were at the resturant for lunch and while waiting FOREVER for our food a beautiful big one came right near us to show off its call. We also noticed a nest on the aircon outside. We saw the chicks head peeping up to get food from his mom. It was soooo tiny, must have been a few days old. :wink:

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Taken in Olifants rest camp

Red-winged Starling (male)
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Red-winged Starling (female)
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arks
 Post subject: Re: Starling: Redwinged Starling
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These redwinged starlings (female, left, and male, right) were observed foraging in the black rocks area of Cape Point in October 2008.

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