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Metallic Starling (12/18)
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Aplornis metallica
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© Vik Dunis 2012
Iron Range National Park, QLD (Sep, 2012)
- Total Photos18
- Larry5 [5]
- Vik3 [3]
- Geoff5 [5]
- Nikki2 [2]
- Kay3 [3]
Looking like a fingerprint smudge on the photograph, this is actually a flock of thousands of Metallic Starlings swirling around in a spectacular display at dusk above the islands off Chili Beach where they will roost for the night.
The photo was taken early in the season and numbers will increase.
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Immature Metallic Starling
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Metallic Starling nests
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Flock of Starlings
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