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Title: lovely little article on starlings Post by: dale on 23-Nov-11, 01:49:06 AM http://evanstonroundtable.com/main.asp?SectionID=20&SubSectionID=29&ArticleID=4655 (http://evanstonroundtable.com/main.asp?SectionID=20&SubSectionID=29&ArticleID=4655)
Title: Re: lovely little article on starlings Post by: Patti from Kentucky on 23-Nov-11, 09:09:23 PM That was a nice article...I learned something new (well, a couple of things, including that Mozart had a pet starling that might have helped him compose). The main thing -- I didn't realize that the starling's winter/summer plumage differences were the result of feather wear; I had assumed they molted twice a year.
Title: Re: lovely little article on starlings Post by: dale on 23-Nov-11, 11:34:01 PM I hadn't known that about the white wearing off, either. I do have to say, however, that as a longtime admirer of abominations and mixed metaphors, I was most impressed by the starling that “whistled the first line of ‘Dixie,’ frequently interjecting lines from ‘The Star-Spangled Banner.'” Clearly the bird was a sharp-witted cultural critic.
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