Spotless starlings, rock sparrow in Extremadura, Spain

Still 23 April 2016 in Extremadura, Spain. From the hide near Jaraicejo one cannot only see the bee-eaters mentioned on this blog earlier. There are also spotless starlings like these ones, trying to squat in tunnels dug by bee-eaters in their nesting colony.

Sometimes they make lots of noise and spread their wings.

Sometimes they behave more quietly.

Sometimes they sit on a branch close to the hide.

A rock sparrow did that as well. Note also the lichen on the branch.

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