native habitat – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

The European Starling: A Tale of Two Continents

By Mia McPherson|February 10th, 2023|Categories: Birds, European Starlings, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: adult, blue, crabapple, decline, European Starling, introduced, Malus, native habitat, nonnative, park, perched, sky, starling, starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, urban, winter|

Three days ago, I took this photo of a European Starling perched on top of a crabapple tree with a brilliant blue winter sky in the background at a city park.