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Dead bird had an eye poked out with yellow ooze coming out. Starling maybe?
Driveway
Spotted on Apr 27, 2012
Submitted on May 1, 2012
3 Comments
How sad. Dead starling.
Yes, a Juvenile Starling. Poor thing.
Hard to tell from that angle. Possibly a juvenile starling. Would help to see the other side. Could have been hit with a bb gun. Starlings are considered a nuisance species and are frequently shot. I cared for a starling that was hit by a bb in the shoulder and grounded for a few months. They were brought over here from Europe as pet songbirds and a few got loose. They displace native birds, but I am still very charmed by them.