{"id":17205,"date":"2014-11-24T18:09:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T01:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=17205"},"modified":"2024-12-14T05:10:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T11:10:05","slug":"birds-on-wires-european-starling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/11\/24\/birds-on-wires-european-starling\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds on Wires – European Starling"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"EuropeanEuropean Starling on rusty barbed wire<\/span><\/p>\n

Sorry for the late post today, had some technical issues earlier.<\/p>\n

I know a lot of people don’t like European Starlings because they are in introduced species that cause lots of problems for native birds. I can’t blame the starlings though I can only shake my head at how humans mess things up in nature.<\/p>\n

Any way, this starling chose to perch on the barbed wire which I like because it is rusty and the soft background sure helps the bird stand out.<\/p>\n

This post is short but mainly I just wanted to let people know that I am going to try posting later in the day for a bit and see how that goes.<\/p>\n

Life is crazy but good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my European Starling photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know a lot of people don’t like European Starlings because they are in introduced species that cause lots of problems for native 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