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[jinian]

There are definitely birds nesting in the hollow trunk of the lilac! It's awfully low to the ground, so I'm not sure they'll do well there, but it's very exciting. I don't know what kind they are; in my head they are Mistress Flippytail and Mr. Flippytail. (Yes, I am silly.) They are not starlings, that's the important thing.

(But what are they? I need a bird book. They have cute little stripey heads.)

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I am glad you are silly.

[rubricity.livejournal.com]

Because I am smiling picturing Mistress Flippytail and Mr. Flippytail going about their business in the hollow trunk of a lilac. :)

Flippytail?

[jinasphinx.livejournal.com]

Maybe they're wrens (http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/Species.asp?id=339).

[marzipan-pig.livejournal.com]

the cute little stripey heads would lead me to beleive they are in fact tapirs, just with flippier tails than usual.

[pameladean]

If flippy-tail is a description of a behavior, which would be courting behavior, rather than a description of the permanent angle of the tail, then the stripey heads might indicate that they are sparrows. What kind is always an interesting question when dealing with sparrows.

Pamela

Re: Flippytail?

[hattifattener]

Could be. The photos on that site don't have a good shot of the bird's tail, which is the distinguishing feature imho. I think the birds in the lilac have longer, flatter tails (like a popsicle stick). I don't remember if they have the eye stripe...

[jinian.livejournal.com]

jinasphinx's wren picture does look like the bird, but I don't know. They're not a kind I've seen around before. I think they're the ones making the "fweeee chu chu chu" noises, but who knows?