I have to confess that I haven’t had much success photographing birds this last week. (I haven’t really had the opportunity). I went  out to the caravan hide this afternoon because  I had baited with a rabbit carcass yesterday and I was keen to see if one of the local Buzzards had been down to feed.  The carcass had been almost stripped of meat, so it looks as though I may be able to get some photos in the next few days.  It’s an absolute mystery and I can’t understand why but the small birds just don’t seem to be using the feeding station in front of the caravan. I can’t think why unless its because there is so much natural food around still?   When I came home, in a bid to at least get some kind of photographs, I noticed that we had a small flock of Common Starling on the roof of the house and as they came in and then flew off, I took some photographs in the hope of getting some shots of them in flight.  I am glad to say that I have not lost my touch and I was able to bring out some of the best features of this species that most people don’t realise is so attractive.