F/6.3, 1/500, ISO 200.
European Starling
Day 220 / 365
What kind of birds do you usually find locked up?
Jail-birds!
Interesting Fact: A female European Starling may try to lay an egg in the nest of another female. A female that tries this parasitic tactic often is one that could not get a mate early in the breeding season. The best females find mates and start laying early. The longer it takes to get started, the lower the probability of a nest’s success. Those parasitic females may be trying to enhance their own breeding efforts during the time that they cannot breed on their own. ( http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/lifehistory )
Through Open Lens 
Wonderful photo and very interesting information.
Thank you very much, I appreciate you stopping by and checking out my work. 🙂
The white speckles on her chest look like tiny hearts.
Now that I look at it, they do like little harts. Thank you for stopping by and sharing that with us. 🙂
Fun shares and reads. I really enjoy your blog. Meredith
Thank you very much, it make me extremely happy to see that you enjoy my work. 🙂
very much!
🙂