Spot the Starling - July 2020

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  Yoshistar888

• 19 Sep 2020

That’s a serious myna infestation!

 

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  Chlidonias

• 19 Sep 2020

@Yoshistar888 a small flock can hardly be called an infestation!

 

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  Yoshistar888

• 19 Sep 2020

@Chlidonias Yes but that’s what’s in the picture, mynas tend to spread out a little.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 19 Sep 2020

@Yoshistar888 so this photo also shows a serious Common Starling infestation then?

 

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  Yoshistar888

• 19 Sep 2020

@Chlidonias I understand you’re trying to play devils advocate but there is a difference between 18 mynahs in a frame to one starling in a frame.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 19 Sep 2020

@Yoshistar888 no there isn't because all you can see is what is in the photo. A photo which shows a small group of birds simply cannot be extrapolated to "a serious infestation". You literally have no idea what the mynah numbers are in the area based on this single photo.

 

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  Yoshistar888

• 19 Sep 2020

@Chlidonias Ok I admit I was over exaggerating, still no excuse to attack me for it though.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 19 Sep 2020

@Yoshistar888 I'm not "attacking" you - I am pointing out how a person shouldn't jump to conclusions for which they have very little evidence.

 

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  Chlidonias

• 19 Sep 2020

Also, WhistlingKite24 is going to be getting a whole lot of alerts and probably thinking "gosh that photo of the starling must be popular!"

 

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  Yoshistar888

• 19 Sep 2020

@Chlidonias