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Index of Subjects I do not personally know of anyone who collects such information, however; I found your report tugging at my heartstrings. Such an incredible and passionate exchange can spring from this in terms of how we look at nature and at our own species... Well, in my mind anyways...... When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. John Muir ----- Original Message ----- From: john belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca> Date: Friday, January 1, 2010 0:07 am Subject: [NatureNS] Deformed Starling To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > I don't know if this is of interest to anyone but in a flock of 60-80 > Starlings that descended here to feed at noon was one with a grossly > deformed bill. The beak was about twice as long as normal, thin and > severely upswept. It looked more like an Avocet bill than something on > a starling. The lower half was distinctly longer than the upper one. > It didn't seem to slow the bird down from scavenging on my deck, but > it did use an unusual sweeping motion to gather the food there. It > also seemed reluctant to put its right foot down, possibly indicating > another problem with the leg or foot. > > I know there are people who gather information on deformities but I am > not sure if this is worth reporting. Does anyone have any more information? > John Belbin - Hantsport
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