Inspiring and Supporting Photographers of Australian Birds
Photographed by | Michael Hamel-Green on Tue 15th Sep, 2020 and uploaded on Wed 23rd Sep, 2020 . | ||||||||||||||||||
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Comment | Mozart’s favourite bird, the Common Starling. He kept one for three years, taught it how to sing the theme from his Piano Concerto No.17, and wrote a poem on its death: “My sweet little friend/Came to a bitter end,/Creating a terrible smart/Deep in my heart/For he was dear/Sometimes a bit too jolly/And, at times, quite folly/But nevermore/A bore”. Here in the late afternoon, after a hard day’s foraging, these starlings have gathered together on a dead spar at Royal Park Wetlands. Their breeding season glossy iridescent purple and green sheen plumage and yellow beaks are evident in the photo. | ||||||||||||||||||
Equipment | Nikon Z7 with Nikon 300mm PF f/4 telephoto ISO 1000 1/800th f16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Royal Park Wetlands, Parkville, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
Keywords | adult, breeding plumage/features | ||||||||||||||||||
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