When I first captured a picture of these interestingly colored birds and looked it up online I was surprised to find out it was European Starling. First of all I was fascinated with their color and how it changed in different light, but secondly was that they made that trip all the way from Europe to my bird feeder. I wonder what part of Europe they originated from?

It all started about a month ago when I started noticing them show up in my backyard. The number of them seemed to increase with each passing day. I suspected they weren’t that organized on their flight over here so there were some stragglers still arriving. It was obvious they were depleted in their resources, which was evident by the continual disappearance of the hanging suet. It was getting expensive to keep these guys fed, but they still are a good deal. 2 suets for $3.34 + tax. Heck, anything that is less than a gallon of gas is a good deal in my book.

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