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Post by Toto Gamboa on Aug 3, 2008 6:24:22 GMT
 Is this a starling? |
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Aug 3, 2008 6:35:48 GMT
Definitely not the European (Common) Starling.
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Aug 3, 2008 7:44:37 GMT
Hi pispis! My not at all expert analysis is this is an immature Asian Glossy Starling.  |
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Post by tina mallari on Aug 3, 2008 8:27:35 GMT
Martin is right, it's an asian glossy starling
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Post by Ding Carpio on Aug 3, 2008 12:36:17 GMT
Yep. And it is female. Males are all black. Really devilish-looking. Here's a photo with the male on the left:  |
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Post by Eric Patdu on Aug 3, 2008 14:26:06 GMT
I agree with everyone. It's an Asian Glossy Starling.
But Ding, it is an immature as both mature males and females are glossy black. ;D
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Post by Ding Carpio on Aug 4, 2008 11:05:53 GMT
I agree with everyone. It's an Asian Glossy Starling. But Ding, it is an immature as both mature males and females are glossy black. ;D Oops. Sorry. Got my age and sexes mixed up. That'd be a dangerous predicament to be in when trynig to pick up in a bar!  Oops. I must remind myself this is a wholesome site. Thanks for the correction! |
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Post by Teddy Regpala on Aug 4, 2008 14:16:09 GMT
Oops. Sorry. Got my age and sexes mixed up. That'd be a dangerous predicament to be in when trynig to pick up in a bar! Ding, but nowadays, it's really hard to ID accurately! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Aug 4, 2008 17:14:19 GMT
Guys thanks  In negros, these are called "sal-ing". I remember when I was a kid, around 5pm, hundreds of them would flock to our coconut tree and sleep there. They are my alam clock as they can be really noisy in the morning. ;D |
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Post by Eric Patdu on Aug 4, 2008 17:14:28 GMT
Oops. Sorry. Got my age and sexes mixed up. That'd be a dangerous predicament to be in when trynig to pick up in a bar! Hehehe.... I remember a commercial I saw in AXN before about this guy who picked up a "girl" in a bar and turned out be otherwise. Hehehe.... "Her" manly insticts came out when "she" saw his car.  |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Aug 4, 2008 17:20:23 GMT
Oops. Sorry. Got my age and sexes mixed up. That'd be a dangerous predicament to be in when trynig to pick up in a bar! Ding, but nowadays, it's really hard to ID accurately! ;D ;D ;D hehehe. |
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