Bird Watching: Daily Pics Vol 190, 1 by Grasmussen

Grasmussen wrote:
This is a Starling !

A Golden-breasted Starling, Cosmopsarus regius.
It is an African bird, photographed in the Honolulu Zoo. I only take pictures of birds in captivity when they are truly something special. The Honolulu Zoo's African bird exhibit allows the people inside a vary large cage along with the birds. The entrance to the walk in cage has two sets of doors, with a room in-between, then a curtain of plastic link chains, to prevent the birds from escaping. There were several pairs of these Goldies in the large cage, but they were difficult to photograph, because they kept hiding in the trees.

This message was edited Mar 9, 2009 10:49 AM