Starlings in fine weather
It’s good weather, so I’ve returned to Rapness Mill to see if I can get some better action photographs of Starlings.
Rapness Mill has seen better days and its roof has now fallen in. That means the local Starlings have even fewer areas to roost. They already fill many of the sea caves around the coast.
Here’s a Starling, incoming:
Their iridescent gloss is truly beautiful.
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