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Hi..I was shocked to see in my garden over the past few weeks Blackbirds mating with Starlings.
I have been lucky to see the result as in my garden visit the young birds which were produced by this cross breeding . The youngsters which i dont know what to call them have the dark black looking head like a blackbird but the wings of the starling mothers !!!! It was unbelievable to actually see them mating !!! I didnt think that they mated across different breeds !!! but obviously they do....Im not sure what exactly to call the new brred that frequently visit my garden !!!!
mummalou
Cris said:Those pics are all of typical starlings
Are you sure about that, Cris? Legs are wrong colour and bill (what we can see of it) looks too stout and then there's the red flash on wings.
It looks to me more like an immature male Red-winged Blackbird which is an American species. It would be interesting to know where and when the photos were taken.
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Hmmm...on reflection and on looking at the pics on a bigger screen and following up what TeeJay has said I retract my post. Mea Culpa. It does indeed look like a juv RWB. I wonder if these pics have anything to do with the original posting about (unlikely) cross breeding of Starling and Blackbird, and indeed it would be interesting to know where the pics were taken.