Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Them's the Berries

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I like the iridescent green plumage of this starling. Did you know that starlings add speckles to their feathers in the winter? I wonder why . . .

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh yes, my good old starling enjoying some leftovers. Nice shot.

Marie-Noyale said...

To blend with the snow!!!
The picture is worth enlarging for the green color.

bitingmidge said...

I wonder how!


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marley said...

The green is stand out. Nice photo :)

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This tiger swallowtail butterfly was a delight to see pollinating the phlox bed along my driveway.