A young head on old shoulders

This immature Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) still retains a juvenile’s brown plumage on its head, whilst the rest of its iridescent, ‘star’ speckled feathers are developing into the bird’s Winter coat.

*Shot on a Panasonic Lumix G5 16mp m4/3 digital camera using a Panasonic 45-200mm f/4-5.6 G Vario O.I.S. telephoto lens with camera settings at ISO-250, aperture at f/6.3, spot metering mode and an exposure time of 1/2500 seconds*


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