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Most of my visiting Sturklets are now self supporting. Mum and Dad have given them the slip and they're on their own.

Still have some adult starlings here taking away food. New batch of fledglings on their way no doubt.

Got a new batch of fledglings, and food still being taken away. Could be a good season for starlings.

Near miss.

Willpar wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:23 pm Got a new batch of fledglings, and food still being taken away. Could be a good season for starlings.

Same here, new fledglings being fed by parents, and food being taken away! How many broods they are going to have this year?

Butterfly wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:50 pm

Willpar wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:23 pm Got a new batch of fledglings, and food still being taken away. Could be a good season for starlings.

Same here, new fledglings being fed by parents, and food being taken away! How many broods they are going to have this year?

That's it for this year and they don't always have two broods.

Jacksparrow wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:12 pm

Butterfly wrote: Sun Jun 16, 2019 5:50 pm

Willpar wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:23 pm Got a new batch of fledglings, and food still being taken away. Could be a good season for starlings.

Same here, new fledglings being fed by parents, and food being taken away! How many broods they are going to have this year?

That's it for this year and they don't always have two broods.

No they don't , so its really nice to see that they have lots of babies this year . They never stop chattering and bickering

I see few of young starlings with those trademark spotty feathers, isn't it a bit early for changing feathers?

For the earliest of the fledglings I think it is just about time for the first moult. It is a slow process but the start of September should see it complete.

This morning in the covered feeder, a pair of starlings feeding three fledglings. And another adult took away a beakfull of mealworms. Its not over yet.