The gathering of birds

in #birds6 days ago

They are called the Red-winged Starlings , and I am ready to show you where they landed below.Every day here is different when it comes to wildlife, and there's always something new to see.We’ve gotten into the habit of looking into all the new things we come across, and it's easy to learn a lot about these kinds of animals.Sometimes, we find out something we didn't know before, and it’s always exciting to discover it.

In this case, let's check what Wikipedia says about the starlings.

The red-winged starling (Onychognathus morio) is a bird from the starling family Sturnidae.
It's native to eastern and southern Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa.It’s an omnivore, meaning it eats both plants and animals, and it's a generalist species.It likes to nest in cliffs and mountainous areas, but it has now spread into cities and towns because the structure of tall buildings and houses is similar to the cliffs where it originally lived.

The range of this bird goes from Ethiopia down through eastern Africa to the Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Gauteng in South Africa.
It can live in a wide variety of habitats.You can find them in forests, savannahs, grasslands, wetlands, fynbos, farmlands, commercial plantations, and even urban areas.

They have become common in many cities because the buildings and houses are like the cliffs they used to nest in.
They also nest in residential areas, such as on roofs, in openings, and along the edges of houses.

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