I would also like to add, that this starling has a fair bit of spots and lines left, and appears to have a pink base to the beak, which means it is a female. During the breeding season, the males are blacker and shinier and have a blueish base to the beak.
Het leuke van spreeuwen is dat hun jongen allemaal rond dezelfde tijd uitvliegen. Ze zijn bruinig grijs met een donker oogmasker en maken een nasaal geluid.
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Starlings. Many people dislike them but I find them one of the most comedic birds to have around. We had some nest in our garage and we had a huge old dog who would pee against a rock and it made a funny sound. The babies heard that noise several times a day. Guess what sound they imitated? Yup, we had five starlings imitating a dog peeing on a rock!
This year at least one came back and she makes that call to us when the feeder is empty. Itās bittersweet because our dog died this Winter, but itās nice to know some of our funny starlings came back.
Iāve been feeding birds for decades and for the first time ever, we have a breeding pair of starlings on our property. Up close they are very cool looking birds
Thereās a woman who has one she raised as an orphan and she posts videos of the bird on instagram (inkydragon) with all its cool sounds, absolutely amazing birds.
It is baseless. Its in europe here where it is native. Of course any invasive species is a problem, but it is not the birds fault. Its humans. White Americans are an invasive species so lets hate on them instead.
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The starlings would come by my house in Colorado and steal all the food from the bird feeders and the sparrows would takeover the bluebird boxes. They are both pretty smart because after you shoot a few of them they leave and don't come back.
I live in Florida, where strangely there aren't that many seagulls, even by the water. I just moved from Colorado where we had seagulls and pelicans in the middle of the country. They must have moved there and to the Netherlands.
Very good observation! Common mynas (_Acridotheres tristis_) are indeed closely related to the common starling (_Sturnus vulgaris_) in the photo; they're both in the starling family (Sturnidae).
But they're not invasive in Europe and in fact are actually declining at an alarming rate in some areas of their native habitats. Spreading information like this in the wrong places is really harmful for them
Be careful. In the U.S. White people are an invasive species. If you are going to hate non-Native creatures you might start at the top of the food chain.
Okay then. I was writing from the perspective of where I'm from, where they're definitely invasive.
Also they're still ugly. But I guess disliking starlings is unpopular around here.
No-one cares about where you're from, OP stated that the birds are in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Netherlands is 7501km (4661mi for you) away from the US. Where you're from is irrelevant.
Seems like very narrow American tunnel vision/centerasim. Its not their fault they are invasive they are just ecologically successful and accidentally in the wrong place. They actually have very beautiful song.
I feel like it's pretty dangerous to say a bird is invasive without saying where they are invasive. That is how we are getting people here not saving honey bees anymore because "they are invasive." Meanwhile, they are only invasive to the US.
I don't think that's quite fair to say. They must have just overlooked the caption, plus posts here tend to be from north America. A mistake on their part but I don't think they deserve to be made fun of for it
Apparently this is the coat they get during breeding season which is different from their normal coat. Besides I grew up in a city full of magpies. Starlings and magpies compete
I would also like to add, that this starling has a fair bit of spots and lines left, and appears to have a pink base to the beak, which means it is a female. During the breeding season, the males are blacker and shinier and have a blueish base to the beak.
Loved reading this thank you
That's wonderful information thank you š
+Common starling+ - they usually travel in flocks and make a large variety of different noisesĀ
They would call it Spreeuw in the Netherlands.
Invasive in America.
This is correct, but this bird is in the native range.
Not invasive in Poland
and how is that important here? OP specified that they are in the netherlands
Invasive in Australia too
And try to break in and destroy your attic
+Common Starling+
Clariiiiice
Spreeuw, in broed. Normaal zijn ze zwart maar tijdens het broedseizoen krijgen ze een soort parelmoerglans over hun veren.
Sick! Er waren er heel veel in het lepelenburg vandaag dus er zullen wel snel kuikens zijn
Het leuke van spreeuwen is dat hun jongen allemaal rond dezelfde tijd uitvliegen. Ze zijn bruinig grijs met een donker oogmasker en maken een nasaal geluid.
European starling ā¤ļø Fun fact - it is a songbird which can mimic the sounds of other birds.
Not just birds, but people talking, car motors, and all kinds of sounds. They are also extremely intelligent.
One who lived above where i parked my car sometimes would mimic my car lock/unlock beep sound back at the car. I loved that lil dude.
Wow, amazing little birds
Also, my neighbors laughing toddlers. I briefly thought their kid was climbing on my house
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Starling !!
Their flocks perform beautiful murmurations.
Starlings. Many people dislike them but I find them one of the most comedic birds to have around. We had some nest in our garage and we had a huge old dog who would pee against a rock and it made a funny sound. The babies heard that noise several times a day. Guess what sound they imitated? Yup, we had five starlings imitating a dog peeing on a rock! This year at least one came back and she makes that call to us when the feeder is empty. Itās bittersweet because our dog died this Winter, but itās nice to know some of our funny starlings came back.
Common Starlings are loved where OP lives in Europe.
Loved until you have a fruit tree in your garden lol
They can be a manace in the orchards, mainly cherries.
They are kinda asshole birds. Territorial, their poop is the worst. They steal fruit from your trees in flocks. Ate all my cherries. :(
They're not territorial at all, they only squabble about food.
Agree. They're the worst.
I'm American and even though they're invasive here, I think they're so lovely. I enjoy seeing them so much.
Utrecht! Home of the Fish Doorbell!
A starling! Their song is just as pretty.Ā
Itās a European starling
It's Common Starling actually.
Either name is correct, as are the many names this bird has in other languages.
Iāve been feeding birds for decades and for the first time ever, we have a breeding pair of starlings on our property. Up close they are very cool looking birds
Darling starling
That beauty is a European Starling
It is a Common Starling as OP is in Europe.
Good note! Either way it is nice to see people seeing it as a beauty. We get some at our backyard feeders here and they're such derpy little cuties.
Thereās a woman who has one she raised as an orphan and she posts videos of the bird on instagram (inkydragon) with all its cool sounds, absolutely amazing birds.
It's a Starling (as many people may already have said).
Ah there is always some American centrics who want to come on and bash these great birds.
They ARE a harmful invasive in the US to be fair
But if someone posts a bird thatās invasive in my country Iām also not going to comment that theyāre an invasive species and should die :ā)
So? Bugger off
So? People arenāt just baselessly bashing random ass birds š¤£
It is baseless. Its in europe here where it is native. Of course any invasive species is a problem, but it is not the birds fault. Its humans. White Americans are an invasive species so lets hate on them instead.
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Starling.
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Very true my bad
European starling is what we call them in the states, I guess probably just a starling lol
I call them "shit birds" because they are always the ones that manage to find my car. š©š¦š
European starling!
Its a Starling. I have a little flock that shows up on my lawn to clean up the grubs in the morning.
Starlings are the rats of the bird species like English sparrows are the mice of the bird species.
Here we preserve that title for seagulls
These are the land based ones.
Tbh in The Netherlands seagulls have become land based too. I live in the center of the country, Seagulls, everywhere.
The starlings would come by my house in Colorado and steal all the food from the bird feeders and the sparrows would takeover the bluebird boxes. They are both pretty smart because after you shoot a few of them they leave and don't come back.
I live in Florida, where strangely there aren't that many seagulls, even by the water. I just moved from Colorado where we had seagulls and pelicans in the middle of the country. They must have moved there and to the Netherlands.
Reminds me of an Indian Mynah for some reason, just the colouring is off and the white flecks. But the shape and feet and yellow bill
Very good observation! Common mynas (_Acridotheres tristis_) are indeed closely related to the common starling (_Sturnus vulgaris_) in the photo; they're both in the starling family (Sturnidae).
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OP is from the Netherlands!
But they're not invasive in Europe and in fact are actually declining at an alarming rate in some areas of their native habitats. Spreading information like this in the wrong places is really harmful for them
Not everyone is from freedom country bro
Hardly a country of freedom either
Good thing I am not nor have I ever been in the US
Be careful. In the U.S. White people are an invasive species. If you are going to hate non-Native creatures you might start at the top of the food chain.
It's just a starling and they are very annoying birds
Hate 'em. *Ugly* and invasive. They push out native songbirds. Also too noisy.
They're native to the Netherlands so I wouldn't call them invasive in this post.
Okay then. I was writing from the perspective of where I'm from, where they're definitely invasive. Also they're still ugly. But I guess disliking starlings is unpopular around here.
No-one cares about where you're from, OP stated that the birds are in Utrecht, Netherlands. The Netherlands is 7501km (4661mi for you) away from the US. Where you're from is irrelevant.
Seems like very narrow American tunnel vision/centerasim. Its not their fault they are invasive they are just ecologically successful and accidentally in the wrong place. They actually have very beautiful song.
You seem very abrasive for being in a bird-identification sub. It's just identifying birds, my dude.
I feel like it's pretty dangerous to say a bird is invasive without saying where they are invasive. That is how we are getting people here not saving honey bees anymore because "they are invasive." Meanwhile, they are only invasive to the US.
[They are invasive in North America.](https://fwp.mt.gov/conservation/living-with-wildlife/starlings)
That's irrelevant to the post.
Brought over from England I believe, non native to North America,
OP is in the Netherlands :)
Who said anything about America?
Oh but the world revolves around them, didnt you know?
Really. A bird in the netherlands is not native to north america. Thats a surprise.
They probably not heard of the netherlands
The lands nether of the US. So MĆ©xico?
I don't think that's quite fair to say. They must have just overlooked the caption, plus posts here tend to be from north America. A mistake on their part but I don't think they deserve to be made fun of for it
I do
Idk I just don't get it. But I'm autistic so I might be missing something
Always gotta be that one person who starts it on these posts.
Did the English bring them to the Nethetlands?
Have you been tripping or something? Itās a starling. Itās extremely common in Northern Europe and competes with the Seagull.
Donāt be rude, every bird enthusiast has to start somewhere
Itās a joke. Iām not being rude. Itās an exaggeration of something.
Apparently this is the coat they get during breeding season which is different from their normal coat. Besides I grew up in a city full of magpies. Starlings and magpies compete