Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grass in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Winfried Wisniewski / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) calling, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Andres M. Dominguez / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on branch, Cadiz, Spain, July.

David Tipling / Spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) bathing in pool on hot day Belchite Spain, July

David Kjaer / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) juvenile drinking, Spain July

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on a branch. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, alentejo, Portugal, May..

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) Spain, December. Digitally manipulated, one minor part of second bird removed

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) drinking, Spain December

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched, Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on roof, Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) Spain, December

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) juvenile perched on wire, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) juvenile perched on wire, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) juvenile perched on wire, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)bthree perched on branch, Spain, September

Andres M. Dominguez / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor), Cadiz, Spain

Christine Jung / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor), Extremadura, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on twig, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, March 2009

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling {Sturnus unicolor} in territorial song from rooftop, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Social gathering of Spotless Starlings {Sturnus unicolor} on rooftop television aerial, Alcantara, Spain

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling {Sturnus unicolor} singing from roof over its territory, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling {Sturnus unicolor} singing from corner of wall, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling {Sturnus unicolor} singing from its nest site in old stone wall, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Roger Powell / Spotless Starling {Sturnus unicolor} bringing nesting material to its nest site in an old stone wall, Castelo Branco, Portugal

Inaki Relanzon / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) perched on roof tiles, South Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} Moralet, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with nesting material in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grub in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} looking back with ruffled feathers, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with insects in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} perching on branch, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with prey in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grass in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} ruffling feathers, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grass in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with prey in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with nesting material in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grubs in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} with grub in beak, Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless starling {Sturnus unicolor} Quintana de la Serana, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain April

Jose B. Ruiz / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) on roof, Spain, Europe

Winfried Wisniewski / Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor), Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) singing on roof top, Spain

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Spotless starling eggs in nest {Turdus unicolor} Spain

David Perpinan / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) returning to nest with a feather to line it, Cuenca, Spain, June.

David Perpinan / Spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) returning to nest with a feather to line it, Cuenca, Spain, June.