Starlings gliding

["ANDREW ADCOCK" <>]

Hi all,
one final note on this behaviour.

Lee Hervey tells of birds gliding and landing on power lines.  This is totally 
usual, Starlings always have a short glide before landing but the hawking of 
insects is a different behaviour and as suggested by John Leonard, is an 
adaptation implemented when an alternative food source is available i.e flying 
insects.

I have to add that I have never seen Starlings hawking low like Woodswallows 
sometimes do, not even at tree top height, they have always been very high up 
with Swifts and Hirundines.  This maybe to do with the fact that they are not 
quite so manouverable as the Swifts etc and need more area to hunt without fear 
of collision?


All the best, Andy.
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