Not a lot of variety of birds to share today. However, I did catch mama starling feeding her brood one day. Starlings aren’t my favorite birds by far but this little show was still fun to watch.
Some of the images turned out better than the others. Weather was still pretty yucky most of the week. On the sunny days, I either worked or did work in the yard (mowed) so that we weren’t surrounded by jungle. Sun is out today despite the chilly temps so that’s a good sign.
Anyway, one early afternoon a mama Starling and her brood showed up to dine from the suet feeder.
The Starlings
Can’t you just hear her saying get over here! In the photo below?
I’m here!
Stay together!
We try…
But there’s always that one sibling…
We’re hungry again!
Other Birds Spotted This Week
As I mentioned earlier, not a great variety of bird photos to share this week.
However, one day, J called me to look out the door at a “different” looking bird. Turned out it was just a rather rough looking mourning dove perched above a feeder. 
The blurry birds in the background are our resident house finches. We’ve seen those along with cardinals, the tufted titmice (still not very often), house sparrows, and our hummingbird (also, still not too often). And I’m having a bit of an issue with the grackles taking over the feeders.
I joked on Monday about not being surprised to see ducks at our backyard feeders. I didn’t see any there. However, I did see two mallards simply standing on the sidewalk near the road as I cut through the park on my way to work Thursday morning. And yesterday, I thought I might be late as one was simply standing smack in the middle of the park road.
What birds did you spot this week?
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Joining in with The Bird Depot hosted by Anni over at I’d Rather B Birdin’.
Hello,
Great captures of the feeding time! They young starlings are cute while begging for food.
Have a happy weekend!
Thank you! It was a fun show to watch. Hope you had a nice extended weekend.
I’m sorry to hear of your awful weather Jean. It sounds worse than our own, and that’s quite a feat. I agree that Starlings can be entertaining. More so when the young ones appear and then follow the adults around while demanding to be fed, even though they are more than capable of feeding themselves. Hope your weather bucks up next week.
Thank you. Just a weird spring weather pattern. We had a bit of sun over the weekend, then more rain today. Does look like the rest of the week might be a bit more normal. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
Weather these days … Everywhere, seems so “unseasonal”.
Love starlings I do… their song is so pretty as are their plumage.
Have a great day and thanks for coming by to link up at I’d Rather B Birdin’!
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Yes, I’m happy to see that we might finally get another dose of summer this week. Can’t say I love starlings but I did enjoy watching the younger ones. I’ll have to listen for their song. Hope you had a nice holiday weekend.
Great mother and babies photos! I saw a Robin feeding a youngster a few days ago, but did not have my camera with me. Must remember to take it everywhere!
Have a blessed day!
Thank you! It’s hard when you don’t have your camera and those opportunities arise but at the same time, it’s also nice to just take in the moment sometimes. Hope your week is off to a great start!