Baby Starlings in a Nest
Thanks Lilly !
Lilly sent these really cool photos of a nest of European Starlings hatchlings on June 6, 2022
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Just a Week Old
These nestlings look to be between the age of between six and seven days old because their eyes are still shut.
I enjoy watching the Starlings in my yard and I especially when the young chicks start to follow their parents around looking for food.
Two - Three Weeks to Feathers !
When the chicks are between 15 and 21 days old, the starling babies to become fully feathered.
Parents will often bring food items to the nest before the young hatch, building up a small food stock to ensure the nestlings have enough food.
3 Weeks to Leave the Nest
The majority of starling chicks tend to fledge the nest once they get to about 21 days of age.
Once they’ve fledged, they tend to have most of their feathers and can fly for reasonably long periods, although most of the time, they’ll not go travel too far away from the nesting site.
For the first few days after leaving the nest, fledgling starlings are still fed by their parents. They will perch in the trees nearby to where the nest is, waiting to be fed.
Generally speaking, both the male and female usually will share the feeding duties of the young.
