European Starling?

User osprey got this very interesting shot this afternoon:

I’m not positive, but that sure looks like it has a bright yellow beak. And if it does, I’d be inclined to call it a European Starling. Worth keeping an eye open for, at any rate.

On the other hand, I’ve seen shots before where a piece of flotsam (or whatever) in the background lined up just right with the bird to make it look like it had a feature that it actually didn’t. So maybe this is actually a blackbird, and that isn’t really its beak. But it sure looks like it.

Update: The above image has now picked up enough votes to get an ID of European Starling. Also, birdbrain had this image, for which he or she entered the following comment:

Had very bright yellow beak… and somewhat speckled.

So far this one doesn’t have enough votes for an official ID, but I was willing to vote for Starling.

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