First up, a European Starling:
As you can see, it's a bit large to sit comfortably on any of the perches, so it kind of has to tuck itself in a bit:
A photo that shows how wide the Starling can open its mouth, much more so than most birds; one of the Starling's primary methods of hunting insects is to stab its beak into the ground, pry open a small hole, and stare down at the tip of its bill to see what bugs it may have uncovered:
I liked how the bird's beak was backlit in this shot:
I thought this one provided a nice look at the plumage that gives the Starling its name:
Digging in to grab a bite to eat:
Success! And I also love how the sunlight brings out the iridescence of its feathers in this particular shot:
Showing off its prize to me:
An incredibly lucky catch of the peanut going down the hatch:
One last beauty shot of our Starling:
The second newcomer to my feeder is the Red-bellied Woodpecker. And it just happened to perch at an angle that allowed me some nice shots of the patch of feathers that give the bird its name:
Proudly displaying the pistachio it pulled from the feeder:
Another visit, another morsel—this time a peanut:
Finally, a closeup I thought came out really nicely:
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