{"id":16041,"date":"2022-10-08T06:37:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-08T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16041"},"modified":"2022-10-08T06:37:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T10:37:20","slug":"violet-backed-starling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16041","title":{"rendered":"Violet-backed Starling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"16040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=16040\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?fit=2000%2C1967&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1967\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-RX10M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1660903130&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;219.33&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc05577\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?fit=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?fit=904%2C889&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=904%2C889&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-16040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=1024%2C1007&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=300%2C295&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=768%2C755&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=1536%2C1511&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?resize=904%2C889&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dsc05577.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Violet-backed Starling: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge, Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 \u2014 I often think that if our invasive Starling was as attractive as most of the African Starlings, they would get a lot more respect. (Though they would still be invasive.) This is the Violet-backed Starling, which can be seen throughout East Africa, except for northern Kenya. It is the smallest African Starling, often migratory or nomadic, and is mostly found along forest edges and in woodland, including riparian corridors. This was my first, and so far, only sighting. \ud83d\ude42 Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 160 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16041\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16041&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16041\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16041&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=16041&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violet-backed Starling: Chimpanzee Forest Lodge, Kibale National Park, Uganda, August 2022 \u2014 I often think that if our invasive Starling was as attractive as most of the African Starlings, they would get a lot more respect. 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