Post #2357821
2026-05-02 23:01 UTC
@leaverou@front-end.social
It’s much easier to see with Starlings but the light has to be right.
I have a bunch of shots like this one that shows the iridescent nature of the starlings fairly clearly. Obviously it would be much more dramatic if the camera could detect further into the IR and UV but this is unmodified out of a Nikon D5300 and is how I remember it looked to my eye.
I’ve never noticed this with crows or ravens around here but it’s common to see that flash of weird blue and green on magpies.
Replies (2)
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@CiaraNi@mastodon.green 2026-05-03 07:45
@helvick@mastodon.ie @leaverou@front-end.social Great shot
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@caffetino@social.pikaia.org 2026-05-03 08:58
@helvick@mastodon.ie @leaverou@front-end.social Starlings are such beautiful birds