tags: Weewoo The Talking Starling, Sturnis vulgaris, birds, behavior, pets, streaming video
Mozart had a pet starling whom he thought of as his musical companion. When his bird died, he had a funeral for him and invited his friends. This video should give you an appreciation for how talented these birds are as mimics [3:15]
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tags: Damar The Talking Starling, Sturnis vulgaris, birds, behavior, pets, ornithology, streaming video
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tags: National Pet Week 2008, companion pets, birds, parrots
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So give the bird a kiss already! I never knew starlings talked. That's probably because I've never seen a live starling.
you are probably the only person on the entire planet who has never seen a live starling.
when watching some of those videos, I'm not surprised at how bright the birds are, but at how much the humans are not...
I just found a starling in my christmas tree. It has been in my house for three weeks, decorated and everything. Just seen the bird flopping around today.