What I find interesting is that the bird in the second photo with only its
rear end visible is clearly not a Starling. The story mentions several
starlings catching onto the idea and working as a team, but nowhere does it
mention any other species taking part. It's a bit difficult from the photo
to work out what it is, but the tail is longer and the colouration browner,
even for an immature starling. A hint of barring on the tail suggests a
cuckoo perhaps, though it's impossible to tell for sure.
Carol
At 9:48 AM +1000 10/10/03, Rob Roy wrote:
> The story is mostly true. See
>http://www.snopes.com/photos/carwash.asp Rob Roy Glenwood, Sydney
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Thursday, 9 October 2003 5:07 PM
>To: Birding Aus
>Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Bird Coin Thief
>
>
>
>I'm not sure if this story is real or not, but an amusing read anyway:
>
>http://www.utahbirds.org/BirdStory.htm
>
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