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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Fishhuntmike on January 15, 2013, 10:44:46 AM

Title: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: Fishhuntmike on January 15, 2013, 10:44:46 AM: The apple orchard behind my new house has been swarmed with starlings and robins. The starlings are good target practice with my russian pellet pistol. The robins make for some good bird photography.

Here are at least 1000 starlings in flight taken from my back porch with a shaded hill behind them and the sunlight coming from behind thier wings making thier wings look white.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi189.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz161%2Ffishhuntmike%2Fstarlings_zpseba3831f.jpg&hash=6749c113529e1b44d875bce9e639ed6fec026234)

Here is one taken at 20 yards with the pistol.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi189.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz161%2Ffishhuntmike%2Fpistol_zps8dafa88a.jpg&hash=edaa382abad96a67779afb849885fb0828c5b115)

Here is one of those robins (new years day)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi189.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz161%2Ffishhuntmike%2Frobin_zpsef1e63ba.jpg&hash=b9e1ac2e3057417179f7a8502e9cfb75acb66551)
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: quadrafire on January 15, 2013, 10:49:45 AM: WOW on three counts.
1. amazing concentration of birds.
2. Love that pistol (more info?)
3.Awsome pic of that robin :tup:
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: turkeyfeather on January 15, 2013, 10:52:35 AM: I love starlings. They make great target practice for my Benjamin air rifle.
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: Fishhuntmike on January 15, 2013, 10:59:41 AM: Thanks!

Quardrafire,

The pistol is an IZH-46m. More of a hunting challenge than my Benjamin marauder (which is crazy effective).
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: lokidog on January 15, 2013, 11:04:45 AM: I wonder how many would drop with a load of 7 or 8 shot through the middle of that flock? Preserve the skins and sell them to Wholesale Sports, I saw a fly tier buy a starling "pelt" the other day.
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: BIGINNER on January 15, 2013, 11:07:20 AM: WHERE DO YOU LIVE? THE WAY YOU DESCRIBED IT,.. IT SOUNDS THAT WE MIGHT BE NEIBORS. I HAVE ORCHARD BEHIND MY HOUSE,.. CRAZY AMMOUNT OF STARLINGS AND ROBINS, AND HILLS BEHIND THE ORCHRD. :)

OH, NICE GUN!
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: Fishhuntmike on January 15, 2013, 11:11:04 AM: Biginner,

The other side of highway from rancho.
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: BIGINNER on January 15, 2013, 11:14:38 AM: Quote from: Fishhuntmike on January 15, 2013, 11:11:04 AM
Biginner,

The other side of highway from rancho.

OH, OK. NEVER MIND :chuckle:
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: boneaddict on January 15, 2013, 11:19:55 AM: Very nice photos! OPEN FIRE
Title: Re: Starling and Robin Invasion
Post by: Skyvalhunter on January 15, 2013, 11:36:11 AM: How do they taste on the rotisserie?