Not a very popular species around here due to them being an aggressive introduced species most often outcompeting indigenous species for nesting cavities, but their beauty is undeniable! A bit of an unconventional comp with those head angles towards the near edge, but I feel the fruit placements on the right half nicely balance the image out. I also got lucky when both heads were in the same relative distance to the plane of focus.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/320s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF, added catchlight to both eyes, a couple of larger distracting snowflakes removed, including one in front of the higher bird's chest.
European Starling Pair.
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