Title

Common Starling

Caption

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) and Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) flock, in flight, tight grouping caused by presence of Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) attacking flock, Spain, Europe

Date

Feb 06, 2014

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Roger Tidman

Reference

BRK22E96_421

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (18,0Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3546 (300dpi)

Keywords

Accipiter gentilis Accipitridae Asia Aves Bird Birds Common starling Europe European starling Many Animals No People Northern goshawk Northern goshawks Oscine Passeri Passeriformes Passerine Passerines Songbird Songbirds Spain Spotless Starling Spotless Starlings Starling Starlings Sturnidae Sturnus unicolor Sturnus vulgaris Swarm behaviour Swarm behaviours Swarming adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animals animals in the wild arrangement arrangements array attack position attacking battle battles behavior behaviour belligerent bird of prey bird photography birds of prey common starlings danger dangerous dangers deserted eat empty fauna feed feeding fight fighting flight flights flock flock of flock of birds fly flying forage foraging group group of animals grouping groupings groups groups of animals habitat hunt hunting in Winter in flight in the air ingestion mature matures mid air mid-adult woman mid-adult women move movement movements moving natural environment natural environments natural habitat no one nobody order out outdoor outdoors outside raptor search for food searching for food several several animals swarm swarm of birds uninhabited wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter wintery wintry Diurnal bird of prey Diurnal birds of prey Falconiformes South Europe Southern Europe Spanish animal feed animal feeds attack attacks many numerous posture postures