European Starling Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: Yes, European Starlings are not exactly the most beloved bird in the United States. But you can't deny they really are beautiful birds in the right plumage and light. The photo below is from a winter-plumaged European Starling feeding on the fruit of an eastern red cedar tree, with a gorgeous autumn foliage coloring the background.

European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris


European Starling 1	European Starling 2	European Starling 3	European Starling 4
October 11th, 2004	August 1st, 2003	April 11th, 2005	April 11th, 2005
Brandon, South Dakota	Lake County, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota
Bird in non-breeding plumage on a gloomy day	Immature starling perched on a barbed wire fence	Breeding plumaged bird perched on a tree branch	Profile of a breeding plumaged bird on a gloomy day

European Starling 5	European Starling 6	European Starling 7	European Starling 8
April 11th, 2005	April 11th, 2005	May 4th, 2018	September 23rd, 2018
Brandon, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota	Brandon, South Dakota	Lincoln County, South Dakota
Breeding plumaged bird clinging to side of tree trunk	Breeding plumaged bird perched on top of dead tree branch on gloomy day	Breeding plumaged bird showing iridescent colors on sunny day	Spotted plumage of a bird in non-breeding plumage, on metal fence post

European Starling 9	European Starling 10	European Starling 11	European Starling 12
May 4th, 2019	September 27th, 2020	September 27th, 2020	September 27th, 2020
Brandon, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Breeding plumaged bird posed on a tree branch	Winter-plumaged Starling eating a berry from an eastern red cedar tree	Starling in eastern red cedar with autumn foliage in background	Winter-plumaged Starling posing in an eastern red cedar tree