Hello all,
Pat wrote:
What I'm wondering is whether the starling was just making use of handy
nesting material, or whether starlings decorate their nests with pretty
things like bowerbirds.
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It was just making use of handy nesting material. Starlings don't decorate
their nests.

All the best,
Eddie Chapman, Voss.  Norway.
http://www.birdwatching-in-norway.com
Photo Album: Eurasian Wigeon feeding in the snow.