Bird Watching: DAILY PICS VOL. 271, 1 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:

Burd_Fotos wrote:Starling with a bum eye.

I don't think he has a bum eye. I think you happened to catch him when he blinked. I catch my bluebirds that way a lot, usually when they are looking into the blight sun or when another bird suddenly flies very close to them. Sometimes I even catch them with the eyelid half closed. And it often happens when the male is feeding the female during courtship, she often will have her eyelid closed if his bill is close to her eyes.

Here is a shot from yesterday to illustrate. I think he may have blinked because of the severe wind gusts he was looking into.