Young Starling in Moulting Stage

by Lyuba Filatova

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Young Starling in Moulting Stage

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Lyuba Filatova

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Moulting occurs once a year- in late summer after the breeding season has finished; the fresh feathers are prominently tipped white (breast feathers) or buff (wing and back feathers), which gives the bird a speckled appearance. The reduction in the spotting in the breeding season is achieved through the white feather tips largely wearing off. Juveniles are grey-brown and by their first winter resemble adults though often retaining some brown juvenile feathering, especially on the head and neck.
Captured in Boston, Massachusetts.

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