Title

Common common starling

Caption

Common common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in dormant flight at sunset, grouping caused by the presence of peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) attacking the flock, North Warren RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jan 16, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Andrew Bailey

Reference

BRK22E98_091

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34,5Mb (11,5Mb) / 14,2in x 9,4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aves Bird Birds British Common starling Diurnal bird of prey Diurnal birds of prey Dusk Europe European starling Falco Falco peregrinus Falcon Falconidae Falconiformes Falcons Light mood No People North Europe Northern Europe Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Peregrine Peregrine falcon Peregrine falcons Sleep flight Songbird Songbirds Starling Starlings Sturnidae Sturnus vulgaris Suffolk Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals afterglow aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild arrangement arrangements array at night atmosphere atmospheric atmospheric light attack position attacking battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent bird of prey bird photography birds of prey common starlings danger dangerous dangers darkness deserted eat empty evening atmosphere evening atmospheres evening glow evening light evening mood evening skies evening sky evening sun fauna feed feeding fight fighting flock flock of flock of birds fly flying forage foraging group group of animals grouping groupings groups habitat hunt hunting in Winter in flight in the air ingestion light atmosphere mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women mood move movement movements moving natural environment natural environments natural habitat night night photo night photograph night picture night shot no one nobody order out outdoor outdoors outside raptor search for food searching for food setting sun sun sunset sunset red swarm swarm of birds twilight uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter wintery wintry England animal feed animal feeds attack attacks dim dusky evening evenings flight flights in the evening posture postures sleep Great Britain UK United Kingdom