| Ornitolog16. 07. 2016 16:20:14 |
Hello,
I follow hribi.net quite regularly, so I'm surprised I missed the latest on the bird topic. Ločanka, thanks for the heads up 
So, darinka4, the photo is definitely an adult starling. Starlings are smaller than the blackbird, they nest in tree cavities, nest boxes and building crevices. During nesting they are very useful as they pick large insects exclusively from gardens and orchards, so don't chase them away (at least then). It differs from the blackbird in having a shorter tail, red legs, up close you see the characteristic metallic sheen of the feathers (male blackbird is always black). Starlings have a yellow beak during nesting. In non-breeding season the beak darkens, feathers lose metallic sheen and become light spotted. Starlings have interesting, quite quirky song, often mimicking other species, while doing so they stand flapping their wings.
Pikica1, you photographed a white wagtail. The name says it, it's often on pastures, even high in the mountains.
The next photo is the mountain sparrow, a very rare breeder in Slovenia. Lives in some places in the Julian Alps, in Karavanke only one nest site known, around Stol. I'd be very happy if you wrote the location where you saw the sparrow. Not observed in KSA during breeding, if someone finds it, let them report, gets a round 
Yellow-legged gulls (those "sea" gulls that also live inland) have been nesting in MB for several years, on flat roofs of large buildings in the city center. The smaller river gulls, which are mainly on Lent in winter, nest on Ptuj Lake.
If you observe or photograph any interesting feathered animals in the future, just post them here
Best regards
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