A particular bird that’s mostly black and often is considered to be a member of the blackbird family is the European Starling — but it is not! It’s in a family of its own and this bird comes ...

Starlings were supposed to control agricultural insect pests in fields, vineyards and orchards; instead they descended like a black curtain, eating grain meant for livestock and fruit meant for ...

Starlings are migratory birds that sport black feathers with a purply-green sheen and speckled with white in the winter.

By spring, those pale tips will have worn off, and starlings will again look like the iridescent black birds we’re used to seeing.

Purple Martin “I went to Venice Rookery, an Audubon location, hoping for an opportunity to get some great photos of the ...

To celebrate the beginning of spring in the Gaelic calendar, ornithologist Seán Ronayne is across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm with a new series to discuss the distinct bird songs, melodies and ...

Starlings compete with cavity nesters like bluebirds and red-bellied woodpeckers for nesting sites.

Aberystwyth Pier is famous for it's amazing starling murmurations as 1000's of starlings descend on the pier at dusk - up to 10,000 birds in some instances. Watch a video clip and read more about ...

Photographer Søren Solkær captures mesmerizing snapshots of starling murmurations, from Ireland to Italy.

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