Dietmar Nill / Flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) perched in a Stone pine (Ponus pinea) at dusk, Rome, Italy, December.

Nick Upton / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) silhouetted at a pre-roost in a leafless Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), Shapwick, Somerset, UK, December.

Loic Poidevin / Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on windfall apples, West France, February

Loic Poidevin / Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with windfall apples, West France, February