October 8, 2026
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐎𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩!
𝑂𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑦, 𝐼 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
September 11, 2012
Mystery Rehashed :- )
Thanks to the folks who answered Monday's Mystery. There was a vote for European Starling and a "maybe not."
I fluctuated beween starling and some sort of woodpecker… I think "starling" is probably right. Any other thoughts?
I knew I should have stuck with the caterpillar photo.
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Having worked with baby birds back in my volunteering days at the Raptor Trust, I would also have to vote European Starling. The bird in the photo looks to be an immature, getting it’s winter plumage. The beak won’t turn yellow till next spring when the bird molts to its breeding plumage.
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Having worked with baby birds back in my volunteering days at the Raptor Trust, I would also have to vote European Starling. The bird in the photo looks to be an immature, getting it’s winter plumage. The beak won’t turn yellow till next spring when the bird molts to its breeding plumage.