User talk:Frank Schulenburg
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A pie for you!
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Have some pie with your beer! And thanks very much for writing your Op-ed piece in The Wikipedia Signpost in this week's issue it was a most heartening and upbeat and enlightening take on things of late around here. :) — Cirt (talk) 01:26, 26 September 2015 (UTC) |
- Cirt, I'm very thankful for your comment and your support. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:34, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
- You're most welcome! — Cirt (talk) 03:35, 26 September 2015 (UTC)
A brownie for you!
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I just wanted to thank you for your Op-Ed article "Can we please stop bashing Wikipedia?" in the September 23, 2015, "Signpost". It was well written, you made good points, and your enthusiasm for Wikipedia was evident. Thanks again. Corinne (talk) 00:13, 29 September 2015 (UTC) |
- Thanks a lot, Corinne. Yes, I've been very enthusiastic about Wikipedia since the very first moment I started participating. Both the fellow Wikipedians and the mission in general have enriched my life tremendously. I'm glad this came across. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 03:58, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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| Just read your Op-Ed - as a jaded admin and arb who sees the worst of Wikipedia more often than he'd like, let me say a profound "thank you" for the most positive Signpost article I've read in quite a long time. Yunshui 雲水 13:24, 29 September 2015 (UTC) |
- Talk page stalker post. @Yunshui: IIRC, you wrote the beautiful featured article on Bonshō. With that sense of aesthetics, I hope that you also get some enjoyment from the Gallery that will be published this week. --Pine✉ 17:53, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
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Bay Area WikiSalon series kickoff, April 27
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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area will gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. We have two brief presentations lined up for our kickoff event in downtown San Francisco:
- The Nueva Upper School recently hosted the first ever high school Wikipedia edit-a-thon. We will hear what interests them about Wikipedia, what they have learned so far, and what they hope to achieve.
- Photojournalist Kris Schreier Lyseggen, author of The Women of San Quentin: The Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons, will tell us about her work and how she researched the topic.
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.
Please note: You must register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on this point.
For further details, see here: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, April 2016
We hope to see you -- and until then, happy editing! - Pete, Ben & Wayne
Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series on May 25
[edit]The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.
Please note: You must register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on this point.
For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, May 2016
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Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29
[edit]The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.
We make sure to allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. We will also have:
- A brief report on Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Publice Library, coordinated by Merrilee:
- What topics might we cover in a follow up?
- Find out more about resources your public library provides to help with editing (hint, it's more than just books!)
- Special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
- Join in on an in person Wikidojo!
- Are you curious how your peers approach writing a Wikipedia article? This exercise, pioneered by Wikipedians Nikola Kalchev and Vassia Atanassova in 2015 and conducted in many places around the world, will help us all - from first-time wiki users to veteran Wikipedians - share ideas, while building an article together. If you have ideas (relating to Bay Area history, ideally) about a new article we could build (stubs and short existing articles are fine), please submit them ahead of time to coordinator Pete Forsyth. (User talk page or email is fine.)
- Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!
Please note: You must register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict.
For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, June 2016
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Removal of video: Inquiry
[edit]Hey Frank, I'd like to inquire about your removal of a video of a page that I had made. The edit history is here. Let me know what you think! Ongmianli (talk) 17:26, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
- Hi Ongmianli, thanks for contacting me. I was doing cleanup work as the video file will most likely be deleted on Commons. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 17:08, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
REMINDER/invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m.
[edit]If you cannot join in person or want to view portions later:
We will have:
- Light snacks, and time to mingle
- A brief report on the Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Public Library, that was coordinated by Wiki editor Merrilee
- A special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
- Join in on a brief in person Wikidojo!
- Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!
Please register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict.
For further details, see: Bay Area WikiSalon, June 2016
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Late breaking invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, July 27 (Wednesday) - change of venue - tonight
[edit]We hope you can join us today, Wednesday, from 6 p.m. on, at our July Bay Area WikiSalon. This month only, we are going to be at Noisebridge, a hackerspace/makerspace 1.5 blocks from the 16th & Mission BART station (see the link for directions). Some of us will be working on the Wikipedia article on basic income. All info here. Some good news - we do not have to be as strict about advance RSVP at Noisebridge, so bring spontaneous guests! (Registering ahead of time is still helpful, as always, as it will help us plan ahead.)
Come and hang out, have some light snacks. Wi-Fi is available, so please bring your editing device if you plan to edit.
Also, Pete just published a writeup of the Wikidojo exercise we did last month. Your comments welcome, if he missed anything! http://wikistrategies.net/ghost-town-royals-wikidojo
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Hi Frank,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:Long-billed curlew at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on December 24, 2016. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2016-12-24. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:22, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
POTD notification
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Hi Frank,
Just to let you know, the Featured Picture File:San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge- New and Old bridges.jpg is scheduled to be Picture of the Day on August 24, 2017. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2017-08-24. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:30, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for the notification, Chris. It's always a great honor for me to have one of my pictures featured prominently. --10:40, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
- Always a pleasure! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:10, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Armbrust, for letting me know. Much appreciated. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 00:36, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
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- Armbrust, thanks a lot for notifying me! Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 15:50, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
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- Armbrust, thanks! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 21:49, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
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Belated holiday greetings
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- Thanks so much! All the best to you, your family, and your friends as well! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:35, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
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- Thanks a lot for the notification, Armbrust! --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 07:48, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia milestone
[edit]Hello Frank, I remember that you were involved in the early days of the Wikipedia Education Program, and I think that at one time you were supporting an initiative in Egypt. I thought that you would like to know that Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia reached the 500,000 article milestone. ↠Pine (✉) 16:06, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
- Hey Pine, thanks for notifying me. Yes, that's an amazing accomplishment of the community on the Arabic Wikipedia and they can be very proud of their work. I'm still in touch with some of the friends in Egypt and I will never forget their hospitality on my many trips to the Middle East and North Africa. All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:46, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
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- Thanks, I replied. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 23:06, 29 May 2020 (UTC)
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. This photograph shows a juvenile brown pelican gliding over the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Head, California. After hatching, the pelican chicks are fed on regurgitated predigested fish and take about two months to fledge. When they leave the nest, they are at first unable to fly and take wing several weeks later. When the parents cease to feed them, some six months later, each will have consumed around 70 kg (150 lb) of fish. The juvenile brown pelican does not acquire adult plumage until three years of age, when the feathers on the neck become paler, the upperparts striped, the wing feathers grayer, and the belly acquires dark spots. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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- Thanks a lot, Cwmhiraeth. I'm honored to have my image being featured on the main page. I consider this particular photo one of my finest wildlife pictures. --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 13:13, 31 May 2020 (UTC)
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- Thanks so much! Hope you're doing well! Hugs, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 04:35, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
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The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, seen here at Tomales Point in Point Reyes National Seashore. When Europeans arrived in the area, an estimated 500,000 tule elk roamed these regions, but the animals were thought to have been hunted to extinction by 1870. A single pair was discovered on the ranch of the cattle baron Henry Miller in 1874. He ordered his men to protect them, and is credited with the survival of the subspecies. As of 2019, the total Californian population is estimated to be 5,700. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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Social grooming among primates plays a significant role in animal consolation behavior in which individuals engage in establishing and maintaining alliances through dominance hierarchies. It cements pre-existing coalitions, and is used for reconciliation after conflicts. Primates groom socially in moments of boredom as well, and the act has been shown to reduce tension and stress. This video clip depicts Japanese macaques grooming each other at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. Its habitat is near rivers and lakes as well as in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70 to 90 cm (28 to 35 in) in length, it is an all-black bird which gains a small double crest of black and white feathers in breeding season. It has a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like those of all cormorants, are not waterproof and it must spend time drying them out after spending time in the water. Once threatened by the use of DDT, its numbers have increased markedly in recent years. This juvenile double-crested cormorant, of the subspecies N. a. albociliatum (the Farallon cormorant), was photographed at the Sutro Baths in San Francisco, California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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A mudpot, or mud pool, is a type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water. It usually takes the form of a pool of bubbling mud. The acid and microorganisms decompose surrounding rock into clay and mud. The mud of a mudpot takes the form of a viscous, often bubbling, slurry. As the boiling mud is often squirted over the brims of the mudpot, a sort of mini-volcano of mud starts to build up, sometimes reaching heights of 1 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 ft). The mud is generally of white to greyish color, sometimes stained with reddish or pink spots from iron compounds. When the slurry is particularly colorful, the feature may be referred to as a paint pot. This video of a bubbling mudpot was captured in Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California. Video credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The turkey is a large species of bird in the genus Meleagris, native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (M. gallopavo) of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (M. ocellata) of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Males of both turkey species have a distinctive fleshy wattle, called a snood, that hangs from the top of the beak. They are among the largest birds in their ranges. As with many large ground-feeding birds (members of the order Galliformes), the male is bigger and much more colorful than the female. This photograph, taken at Deer Island Preserve in Novato, California, shows a male Rio Grande wild turkey (M. g. intermedia) strutting – the courtship display, in which the snood (the erectile, fleshy protuberance on the forehead) engorges with blood, becomes redder and elongates, hanging well below the beak. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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- Thanks so much! All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 16:11, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Frank!
The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:21, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks a lot, Rhododendrites! I hope you're also going to have a wonderful time over the next couple of weeks. If the weather permits, I'll go on some short photography trips. Currently, I'm still working on getting ready for my first exhibition in April. That being said, I think it's fair to say that you had an amazing run with your featured pictures on Commons. I wish next year will be as successful for you as this one! All the best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 20:50, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
- Congrats on the exhibit! That's really exciting. Let me know when there are more details available and I'll drop a note at the Signpost newsroom (if you don't beat me to it). Definitely something worth sharing. I remember Evan-Amos got a book of his video game-related Commons photography published, but yeah this is the first show/exhibit I've heard of! Good stuff. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:43, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, I'll keep you in the loop. I expect the museum to have an announcement on its website early next year and I also think we're going to get some news coverage. If everything goes well, Victor and some people from the Bay Area will be here for the opening. I'm currently spending my free time on getting the prints ready for framing. Best, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 18:05, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
- Congrats on the exhibit! That's really exciting. Let me know when there are more details available and I'll drop a note at the Signpost newsroom (if you don't beat me to it). Definitely something worth sharing. I remember Evan-Amos got a book of his video game-related Commons photography published, but yeah this is the first show/exhibit I've heard of! Good stuff. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:43, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
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The Eureka Inn is a hotel in Eureka, California, built in the Elizabethan Tudor Revival architectural style. Opened in 1922, it was purchased in 1960 by Helen Barnum, the matriarch of a successful timber family in the county, before being sold to John Biord after Barnum's death in 1993. In 2004, the inn was closed after tax defaults by its owner, reopening in 2010 after the businessman Libo Zhu purchased and refurbished it. In February 1982, the structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This photograph shows the Eureka Inn's entrance hall as seen in 2020. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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[edit]Howdy Frank, in case you are interested, I found an article about Luxembourgers in America in German, and am interested in improving both the articles about Americans and Chicagoans, if you can help me to glean any facts from this cc-licensed magazine from 1935:
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The northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck with a wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator. Unusual for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies if the possibly conspecific Eaton's pintail is considered to be a separate species. It is a fairly large duck, with a long pointed tail that gives rise to the species's English and scientific names. The northern pintail's common name describes the male's two long black tail feathers, which in flight look like a single pin or twig. Hens make a coarse quack and the drakes a flute-like whistle. It is a bird of open wetlands, nesting on the ground and often at some distance from water. It feeds by dabbling for plant food and adds small invertebrates to its diet during the nesting season. When not breeding, it is highly gregarious, forming large mixed flocks with other species of duck. This male northern pintail was photographed at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in northern California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, the smallest of the eight recognized pelican species. It is found on the Atlantic coast of the Americas, from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. There are five recognized subspecies; the nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a yellowish wash on the crown. The nape and neck are dark maroon to brown. The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. It nests in colonies in secluded areas, often on islands, vegetated land among sand dunes, thickets of shrubs and trees, and mangroves. It is recognized as the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This brown pelican in flight was photographed at Bodega Bay, California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The Sonoma chipmunk (Neotamias sonomae) is a species of rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It is endemic to the U.S. state of California, north of San Francisco Bay, with most of its range within Sonoma County and Marin County. The species is found in areas of coniferous forests such as sticky laurel and ponderosa pine, as well as in chaparral, particularly sagebrush plains. Its range includes elevations from sea level to 1800 meters (5,900 ft). The chipmunk typically lives on the ground and makes burrows, but can also climb and may make nests in trees. Like other members of the Neotamias genus, it has two premolars. This Sonoma chipmunk was photographed in Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Marin County, California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter. Along with the trumpeter swan, it is one of the longest birds native to North America, with an overall length of about 50 to 70 inches (130 to 180 cm). The beak measures 11.3 to 15.2 inches (290 to 390 mm) in males and 10.3 to 14.2 inches (260 to 360 mm) in females, while its wingspan is around 95 to 120 inches (240 to 300 cm). The American white pelican does not dive for its food as some other pelican species do, instead catching its prey while swimming. Each bird eats more than 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of food a day, predominantly fish, which ranges from the size of minnows to 3.5-pound (1.6 kg) pickerels. This adult American white pelican in non-breeding plumage was photographed at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds in San Rafael, California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a bird in the woodpecker family, Picidae. It is found across Central America, as well as the western United States and parts of Colombia. A medium-sized bird, it has a length of around 20 cm (8 in) and is mostly black, and adult males have a red cap starting at the forehead and females a black area between the forehead and the cap. As their name implies, acorn woodpeckers are heavily dependent on acorns for food, which they store in small holes that they drill into trees, known as "granaries" or "storage trees". This acorn woodpecker was photographed in the grounds of California State University, Chico, United States. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It occupies a wide range of habitats and altitudes, including deserts, grasslands, forests, agricultural fields, and urban areas. Red-tailed hawks are opportunistic generalists and their diet is variable. In North America, they are most often predators of small mammals such as rodents. Prey that is terrestrial and at least partially diurnal is preferred, so types such as ground squirrels are preferred where they naturally occur. The bird is legally protected in Canada and Mexico, and in the United States by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. This red-tailed hawk in flight was photographed at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge in California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose in the family Anatidae. It is closely related to the lesser white-fronted goose, which is smaller. The greater white-fronted goose is migratory, breeding in northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe and Asia. The greater white-fronted goose has a length of 64 to 81 cm (25 to 32 in), a wingspan of 130 to 165 cm (51 to 65 in), and a mass of 1.93 to 3.31 kg (4 lb 4 oz to 7 lb 5 oz). Males are typically larger in size, and both sexes are similar in appearance – greyish brown with light grey breasts dappled with dark brown to black blotches and bars. Both males and females also have a pinkish bill, and orange legs and feet. This greater white-fronted goose was photographed in flight in the Central Valley of the US state of California. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is a medium-sized perching bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. It is a noisy bird, especially in communal roosts, with an unmusical but varied song. The starling has about a dozen subspecies breeding in open habitats across its native range in temperate Europe and western Asia, and it has been introduced elsewhere. This bird is resident in southern and western Europe and southwestern Asia, while northeastern populations migrate south and west in winter. The starling builds an untidy nest in a natural or artificial cavity in which four or five glossy, pale blue eggs are laid. These take two weeks to hatch and the young remain in the nest for another three weeks. The species is omnivorous, taking a wide range of invertebrates, as well as seeds and fruit. The starling's gift for mimicry has been noted in literature including the medieval Welsh Mabinogion and the works of Pliny the Elder and William Shakespeare. This common starling young adult was photographed at Bodega Head on the coast of northern California, United States. Photograph credit: Frank Schulenburg
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