I love the Starling in its immature plumage; it looks very much like a frayed piece of carpet or coat. Something cosy, and which might remind you of your grandmother. 
"cave-painting" look-al-ike-Starling.
My messy garden is the perfect feeding ground for the Starling. They don't care that the birdtable has collapsed; they never invaded my garden; there is enough natural food avaiilable elsewhere.
Great Tit, Parus major
Female Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
Rook, Corvus frugilegus
I've been enjoying the juvenile Starlings for the last few weeks like your good self, Yoke. The great thing is that no two are the same. They are all in different stages of "raggyness" (if there is such a word), before they become uniform adults.
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I think raggyness is a perfect word to describe our immature Starling, Johnny! might use it here and there again, because some Rooks do go through stages of raggyness too!
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Wow, I never realized what juvenile Starlings looked like up close, almost Cactus-wren-ish. Love seeing the starling from all the different angles, great work! Hah, like the cozy-granny comparison!
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