Common Starling

The common starling is a medium-sized passerine about 20cm long. Adults have glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen and seasonally prominent white speckles; their legs are pink, while the bill changes from black in winter to yellow in summer. Young birds are noticeably browner. The species is also an accomplished vocal mimic. Its native breeding range spans open habitats in temperate Europe and across the Palearctic to western Mongolia, while introduced populations occur on several other continents. (Wikipedia, common starling account)

Common starlings forage mainly near the ground, often in short grass, probing soil and widening holes with the opened bill to expose prey. Their broad diet includes many arthropods, earthworms and snails as well as grain, seeds, fruit, nectar and discarded food. They nest in natural or artificial cavities, laying four or five pale-blue eggs that hatch after approximately two weeks; the young remain in the nest for another three weeks. Outside nesting periods they may gather in large communal flocks. (Wikipedia, common starling account)