Naturally is a column written by a rotating cast of experts at the NJ Audubon. Within the past two months, I’ve had two ...

From antiquity to modern times, the city has been rife with creatures that creep, slither, scurry and nest among its pillars ...

This upside-down suet feeder requires birds to feed from underneath, a posture not easily attained by most European Starlings and Common Grackles. The woodpeckers, however, have no problem ...

These include the black-capped chickadee (a physical trait shared by both sexes), the European starling (geographic location), and the rock pigeon, which nests on cliffs (natural history).

“We also acknowledge (and attempt to prevent) damage caused by non-native birds – primarily the house sparrow and the European starling.” ...

Kingfishers are around 16-18cm long with a wingspan of 24-26cm. They are a common breeding species found here all year round in wetland areas. A kingfisher is smaller than a starling and both ...

To make sure, though, researchers in the U.K. did an experiment and confirmed in a 1992 study that European Starlings wiped their bills more often after eating sticky food than dry food. A larger goal ...

Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird By Mike Stark Bison Books 272 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.

A particular bird that’s mostly black and often is considered to be a member of the blackbird family is the European Starling — but it is not! It’s in a family of its own and this bird comes ...

Starling (Druid / Sturnus vulgaris) Starlings are blackbird-sized (around 20-22cm long and with a wingspan of 40cm). Starlings are found here all year round, typically in farmland, suburban, urban ...

Red-winged blackbirds and European starlings are similar in size and are common birds in Denver. They live and breed here year-round and often flock together in large numbers. A female red-winged ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year ...