Is it me, or does there seem to be more inured Starlings about this year? I am not sure if this is because I am just noticing birds more these days, but this starling came into my garden at the weekend and I had earlier in the year with only one foot. My mum also had a 1 footed starling in her garden and it's unlikely to be the same one being the 200 mile distance between us.
He seems to be getting about ok and is eating well, but he spent a lot of time sitting on the ground under the tree and I worry if he does this too often his days may be numbered.
Sarah
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Hi Bramble,
I can't see your pics. Nothing new there then. However, I also had a one legged starling before Christmas. He actually had 2 legs, but one was dangling and clearly broken. He could fly, take off and land, and he could certainly eat. His landings were a bit like a plane without an undercarriage, and he used one wing to help him balance whilst feeding. He came every day for weeks, and I thought his leg was getting better and stronger. Then he disappeared. Maybe his leg recovered completely, or maybe he perished. I don't know.
I can't see your pics, but I hope he is OK
Cheers, Linda.
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This picture thing is starting to seriously get on my nerves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bramble67 said: This picture thing is starting to seriously get on my nerves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only starting? I can't believe why nothing has been done. Not only missing photos, but blue pages, and today posts written out on Word and copied/pasted, are being shown in incorrect font and layout.
Lovely clear pictures Sarah and I am sure he stands every chance of survival, especially with food on tap !!
Of all creatures, man is the most detestable, he is the only creature that inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain. ~ Mark Twain
Oh, I wondered what was going on with that. I will try uploading again
Hi Bramble, poor thing, I hope he will be o.k, it's horrible to see them hurt isn't it, can't say I've noticed any injured Starlings out this way, all mine are fighting fit Gannits that I never see eating on there own like that, as you can see
As well as those that decended there were these two as well
and more in my Bird table as well as the little hanging bird table that I have there are 12 in all I started with one and the number is gradually getting larger, they take over all the feeders when they arrive except the peanut and seed feeder as they cant land on these, if they could I'm sure they would. does anybody have any huge amounts of starlings visiting, because I know the flocks can get huge, I keep worrying that I'm going to end up with hundreds. Do you get many Bramble.
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Hi BBB,
lovely pics, I also have about 12 regular starlings and this one arrived just at the weekend. It spent most of sunday in the garden, but did leave with the others. I have not seen it since as I have been at work.
The most I have had is about 20. I also worry about them multiplying as I know the groups can get huge, but this does not seen to have happened yet and it's almost a full year since i started feeding the birds in my garden
Hi Bramble, thats reasuring ( I think ), just my twelve are eating me out of house and home lol.
Hi,
I can now see your lovely pics Bramble, but can't see Bishy's!!!! He looks very fluffed up against the cold. If I were you I would give him his own food on the ground where he sits. That way he will be able to eat food that is good for him as he may find it hard to perch on feeders. I would make sure he gets plenty of fat. As you know, they will eat almost anything, but prefer fats (berry suet pellets by preference), mealworms and raisins.
I have about 10 or 12 regulars who are there most of the day, sitting in the trees when not eating. Every so often they are joined by the main flock doing the rounds of feeding areas - and that is something special to witness, but only once! You know they are there by the sheer noise, but fortunately they don't stay long - a minute or so at most, and it only happens once a week or even less.
Sharing the high bird table with a pigeon.
They like the half coconuts when the suet pellets have all gone, and also fat cakes.
I do hope your hoppy survives. Keep us up to date with his progress.
I get quite a few starlings, but there are never any more than about 10 feeding at one time, and the other birds just ignore them.
I had some starlings nest on (or possibly in) my roof last year. It was great - lots of noise! That corner of the roof became known as (wait for it) Starlingrad.
BB