The past few mornings I was witness to a rather large flock of starlings that “backyard hopped” down the street. This wasn’t the first time they have come by the neighborhood, but unlike the past where they landed and stayed for a few, this visit had them alight for only an instant before flying to the next yard. The birds are not native to the US but were introduced to Central Park in the 1800′s (see the link above). They are such a nuisance that the state has taken to killing them off. In Franklin Township they dropped dead from the sky alarming residents who knew nothing of the purge.
I finally had my camera handy when the flock returned to the street.
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