Common starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Introduced to New Zealand, starlings are intelligent and adaptable birds. Here a juvenile starling mimics honey eaters (bellbirds, tui and stitchbirds) by feeding off the nectar of native harakeke flowers.
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Common starling - Sturnus vulgaris
Introduced to New Zealand, starlings are intelligent and adaptable birds. Here a juvenile starling mimics honey eaters (bellbirds, tui and stitchbirds) by feeding off the nectar of native harakeke flowers.
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Uploaded on January 13, 2019
Taken on December 31, 2018