Stare and Starling

I love how busy and gregarious Starlings are. Their original name was Stare but over time the diminutive form, Starling, came to be used to refer to adults too.

Starling - The Hall of Einar - photograph © David Bailey (not the)

Perhaps in the future we’ll all refer to Puffins as Pufflings?

Aren’t they fabulous in flight?

Standing in my garden and watching them come to feed in the surrounding fields is a joy.

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Colin says:

8 October, 2025 at 8:29 am

Still called “Star” (plural “Stare”) here in Germany.

David @ the HALL of EINAR says:

8 October, 2025 at 10:27 am

That’s great to know – thanks Colin!

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