Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling on branch, Kruger Park, South Africa.

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Greater Blue-eared glossy starling resting on branch. Breeding behavious is that the bird nests in holes in trees either natural or excavated by woodpeckers or barbets. Its highly gregarious and will form large flocks, often with other starlings. Glossy starling is an omnivore taking a wide range of invertebrates seeds and berries especially figs but thie is mainly insects taken from the ground.

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Size: 2621px × 3300px
Location: Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Photo credit: © David Cantrille / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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