Stella the Starling Bird Talking and whistling to the Camera

[@Crimgar]

Imagine walking home at night and you hear, “what do you think?” From a nearby bush with that same pitch. Terrifying.

[@myeyeballsplease4105]

You made me think of skinwalkers

[@mrs.johnson7955]

😂LOL "whatdaya doin? Kisses!" *kissing noises from bush* 😄

[@xhaltsalute]

LMAO!

[@kittypixie.x]

*hear

[@Crimgar]

Lollipop123 - you ain’t wrong.

[@redmanish]

It makes me so happy when birds know to say “kisses” and “good bird” - happy stuff. Shows they have a loving home.

[@cherryr9285]

when she says "I love you" 😭😭😭

[@ericacole8411]

I thought the same thing ❤

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

Right, all the kissing sounds, the “I love you” and “what are you doing?” things I say and do with my kids. Obviously this bird was loved, even the happy little whistling. 🥰

[@pr0ng3l48]

I love how the bird mimics what he hears most and that's love and its adorable

[@Adrian3670]

That's what I was gonna say too.

[@judymoore3737]

Many years ago I raised an orphaned baby starling and had no idea they could learn to talk.When he,Twaddle, started talking we were really surprised.He could say pretty much anything he wanted to and sounded very human.He made sentences that made sense and had a sense of humor.He would wait until I was outside working in the yard and make the sound of the phone ringing and when l would break my neck to get in to answer would break out laughing at me.He live to around 12 yrs.l still miss him.

[@dommidavros2211]

No way! Birds can't have a sense of humour! 🙄

[@judymoore3737]

@@dommidavros2211 Just saw your reply. Until I lived with this very special bird l never knew a bird could have a sense of humor. I soon found out this particular supposed to be in the wild bird was pretty smart. I've raised many wild birds and they all have different personalities but none ever seem to have a sense of humor except Twaddle.

[@dommidavros2211]

@@judymoore3737 - Fair enough 😄

[@michaelc3629]

@@judymoore3737 That's pretty funny!

[@mytandasouder4485]

Awwwe may your sweet birdy twaddle rest in peice. Sounds like a one of a kind friend 💙

[@Ptylersworld]

"I love you!" *aggressively attacks furniture*

[@RebeccaBTusquare]

Yup! That’s about right! Lol! Just like a typical kid! Haha! But... love them more than the world anyway haha!

[@koanokes8088]

It's gotta protect its owner from everything!

[@ishzarkklyon9590]

@Kirkland Signature your dad attacks you, not your furniture

[@american_rose1108]

@Kirkland Signature ... I hope you're saying that b/c you have a pet that attacks it?! 😏

[@ViktorLucca]

.... and proceeds to open a hole on your neck... "i love u" what are u doin?"...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ffeff8353]

I love how her throat feathers puff out when she talks and whistles!

[@LannyAllen]

@@SatanenPerkele We usually think of their calls coming out thru their mouths not thru the skin of their throats . Interesting.

[@The_Kirk_Lazarus]

@@LannyAllen Well, our sound comes from our throats as well.

[@nagualdesign]

Yes, her little Adam's apple bobbing up and down.

[@georgehunter2813]

The European starling is a bright spirited bird.

[@karenbrown4524]

I know!! That was really something.

[@DJFlare84]

Okay it mimicking the sound of a human catching their breath between whistles at 0:29 is downright impressive.

[@approxi5404]

👻

[@bibi-ev3qk]

❤

[@TheStepmonkey]

So truee 😮

[@rileyschatz001]

The fact that you can hear the HUMAN TONE OF VOICE is absolutely stunning and phenomenal to me. Birds really are expert mimicers.

[@roseburke3962]

Their not mind readers they were created that way. Isn't that wonderful?

[@halimanairalopeznayar9518]

I really cant believe how she makes that tone of voices

[@scott4981]

Octopi have beaks too , colored lights UFOs firmament some bird sound like electronics Lyra's cormarants dive 150ft. Deep. Wht/BLK penguin orca

[@eastcoastmomagermomageroft983]

Wow.

[@melmelhodgepodge3800]

The interesting thing is that birds don't just mimic speech, they actually understand what they are saying/communicating and some even have a sense of humor.

[@aliicekath]

imagine robbing a house and hearing “what are you doing” from this bird

[@somerandommusician8634]

I would rob the bird as well

[@acek2016]

Yes steal the bird, teach it curse words, and return it

[@somerandommusician8634]

@@acek2016 read my mind lol

[@onleashfreak]

Why would you think about that

[@roseburke3962]

Accept, 'We would " NEVER " rob anyone's house would we? No, never.

[@Justsomeguysomewhere]

These are remarkable birds. Over a month ago my dog and best buddy was run over by a car, and died shortly after, my heart was broken. The day after this happened, a single starling came to sit on my balcony and sing every day, he is still here to this day.

[@Monica-jg8pn]

You are Just some "lucky" guy somewhere. What a beautiful visit and experience you have happening after the loss of your buddy. Thank you for sharing .

[@fpvlive]

wow she's talking a lot and blows a lot of kisses. She's adorable.

[@soissesglaubsmir292]

Ich brech´ g´rad runter!! (i´m breaking down in the moment) 🤣

[@bozenaz1399]

Yes

[@Whythobio]

More like she’s talking a lot of shit

[@peteroca6737]

@@soissesglaubsmir292 Ich auch!

[@kevinoneil5120]

Every bird owner ever: I'm gonna ask this bird "what are you doing" a bare minimum of eight million times.

[@chicagoliightsx]

🤣🤣🤣Omg. Yes! I've noticed that too. And "good bird" lmfaooooo

[@Pikmin012]

Same here. I wasn't trying to teach mine that phrase, but didn't realize I said it to him literally everytime he did anything weird.

[@juliamcshits1323]

You absolutely have to. Birds get into a lot of trouble

[@lilacblack]

Do I see a drawfee piece of art there?

[@811brian]

Birds are like toddlers. You have to work for them to understand appropriate words. But if you swear even ONCE around them..!!

[@Jazna1]

I love that a nice lady has been sweet-talking this bird. Adorable!

[@ApatheticBlogger]

Every time I see a starling, I greet it by saying "boop boop". My hope is that one day, the wild starlings in my city will start saying Boop boop, hopefully confusing people who don't know these things can talk. Please take part in project Boop Boop with your local starlings, folks

[@RebeccaBTusquare]

Love it!!

[@StinkyDustyBird]

Yesssss! Project boop boop

[@gezel7866]

I’m in 😃hundreds of starlings visit my garden weekly so boop boop it is 💜

[@teresajarman2236]

On it!!

[@BloodVain87]

Sometimes I wish I didn’t have cats so I could feed the birds around my house and become friends with them

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

I love that she actually audibly gasps for air in between her whistles like a human would xD

[@nthgth]

Haha yeah. Though it lends credence to the idea that she's just imitating sounds, not speaking - for all she knows, the gasp is part of what he's communicating.

[@Nik-ff3tu]

@@nthgth well duh. Does anyone really think the bird understands the meaning of words? 😂

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

@@Nik-ff3tu Of course not, but they could associate a sound/song/word/sentence with a certain situation. I mean different bird species know each other's warning calls and know what bird calls are harmless or even connected to very specific situations...

[@jacobthompson1682]

Very good at imitation. I wonder if there is some effect like when you hear your own voice too. Like the reason all birds talking sound like an analog recording through a flat needle has something to do with how they perceive sound.

[@rebeccalankford2652]

@@nthgth The gasp is breathing. You stated. For all she knows. How do you know what she knows or feels within her own person?

[@onullo]

she sounds exactly like a vintage speech synthesizer when she does a human voice it’s crazy

[@GavidDogins]

Interesting that the animals that are closest to being able to talk don’t have lips to form words

[@tickledxblack]

this blew my mind more than i thought it would...

[@neswashere1638]

Fun fact, they dont have vocal cords either!

[@tickledxblack]

@@neswashere1638 because they're robots crafted by the government to keep surveillance on us ?

[@neswashere1638]

@@tickledxblack Very likely, yeah

[@darriangario3447]

@@neswashere1638 NANI?!!!!!

[@ElysianFeilds93]

The crazy thing about this bird is that it literally sounds like a recording; perfectly mimicking the tone and inflection of the person they've copied. How awesome!

[@gawni1612]

I know it's not be of terrifying

[@ElysianFeilds93]

@@gawni1612 yeah. I'm sure if you're not expecting it, it would be pretty scary.

[@combinelover8988]

This is why I love talking starlings. They are tape recorders and if investigated, could reveal much about their former owners, as per a voice graph.

[@ElysianFeilds93]

@Daniel G I never realized that before. Definitely an amazing quality they have.

[@DeactivatedCharcoal]

@Daniel G Its called a Syrinx in birds

[@JaneDoe-rj4jn]

The fact when they talk every letter is pronounced and concise. It’s crazy!

[@dirkdiggler1563]

I wouldn’t discuss ANY secrets around Stella, she’ll definitely sing like a bird! 🤪

[@american_rose1108]

Cute!! 😉

[@melissagrosse1185]

Funny!💜

[@SrChalice]

Haha, good one. 😀

[@puffchick4197]

😂

[@judypowell9674]

Hahaha

[@adriennekaio4980]

Sounds more like a human mimicking a bird than the other way around.

[@charliecampbellfnaf751]

Adrienne Kaio she’s asking so many questions, but I don’t mind because some birds have the ability to speak like human language

[@ilhamh4359]

That's what I was thinking.

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

My starlings mimic quail... lol

[@harrytuttle1283]

@@ronaldstarkey4336 thats so funny omg

[@FALL3NANG3L27]

No, it is definitely the starling. They actually have a very good vocal range, it's on par with the likes of Ringneck parakeets, although they are not quite as intelligent. Being able to mimic sounds is essential to their mating success. They are a species that live in very large flocks. Standing out from the crowd to attract a mate can be a challenge when there are so many others trying to do the same. The more varied and "different" the vocals, the more likely she is to be interested. Also, it's easier to know who your mate is in a crowd if they have a distinctive sound.

[@mtnwriter4011]

With such a small voice box and vocal capacity, it's amazing how they can achieve such a "human" range of sounds.

[@madelinecoven6428]

It's not a voice box like ours at all, but a set of vibrating areas at the base of a bird's trachea, called a syrinx, where muscles give some birds incredible vocal range, as here.

[@muglymae7408]

So don’t swear in front of a starling. Got it.

[@Docbell60]

You spelt "do" weird

[@shockmaster0792]

Brian Bell yeah they are right

[@junkandcrapamen]

But do tell it how fantastic, brilliant and sexy you are.

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

So I take it you don't like Pebbles?

[@bannor99]

Don't have noisy sex in front of it either.

[@katyalupochev9589]

Man it melts my cold dead heart hearing birds say stuff like “gimme kisses” or “I love you!”. Makes me smile knowing they’re only repeating it because they hear it all the time.

[@RicoDayze]

Janet Snakehole birds actually only mimic sounds they like so that makes it even more endearing

[@michaelszczys8316]

It’s kind of like you imitating some foreign words you hear someone say. You don’t have any idea what you’re saying you just mimic the sounds. Then you not only mimic the sound of the words you mimic their voice and mannerisms. One of the best ones I heard was I think on KZbin video of a bird imitating some guys working building something and it was imitating the sounds of their power tools. It sounded like one of those old recording toys playing background sounds. One of the sounds was like a chirp but then you realize it’s not a chirp but the sound of a hammer hitting something metal

[@a-bird-lover]

birds can definitely tell when they're being praised, my bird will pick up anything with the word "good" in it lol

[@cathyskywalker77]

There's an African Grey parrot who actually made up her own word Broccorn, combining 2 if her favorite foods. So it's not ALL mimicry. Birds are highly intelligent.

[@RWIINNAA]

i really like ur image, I’d like to print it and make copies

[@svanplaats393]

I raised a Starling from a baby, he looked just like the one in this video. He could sing & talk very well, I had him for 25 years. Thanks for sharing.

[@thedemonbynx8958]

My auntie had starlings, they were taught some lovely phrases; "I'll steal your soul; ill devour your essence..lol 'the ring is mine" etc.... lovely birds really. ^-^ also my auntie no longer likes me

[@RebeccaBTusquare]

Haha! My cousin tried to do this type of thing to teach Stella words and phrases like that... his son was a toddler at the time... so I just returned the favor... he stopped quick hahaha!!

[@tinabluedragon215]

😂😂

[@RinDemon5]

Well I think your auntie is the kind of rare person I would attemp to befriend.

[@Ojthemighty]

Damn you i want a bird now

[@oliveoyal]

this was hilarious. do i detect dry British humor?

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

I've seen a bluejay speak, but never a starling. This is wild.

[@ricardoroberto100]

Nah. Looks pretty tame to me..... :)

[@differous01]

Myna birds are sturnids (starling family), and jays are corvids (crow family), many of which can mimic sounds. I once heard a wild rook make noises like a toy machine gun and saying 'bang!' 'bang!'

[@SSmith-fm9kg]

@MomoTheBellyDancer Back in the 80s, I was "babysitting" for a friend's yellow crested Amazon parrot. I kept it in my office, and I had to use a printing calculator to run the checks at night for the deposit. After about three days, I realized the parrot was making the sound of the calculator as it printed.

[@pollutedcrimson]

Crows and Ravens can speak too!

[@caryd67]

I think a lot of people would be surprised to learn just how many species of birds are excellent imitators

[@bbquiltartist11]

I love this wonderful bird, that’s what I think.

[@ConnorRK800Cyberlife]

When the bird said "oh my god is that a bird" I felt that

[@owendewaal9805]

What timemark is that? Cause I heard something akin to it but I thought it said 'Who's a good Stella bird' cause that's her name.

[@teresajarman2236]

Right??! So funny

[@whiskyguzzler982]

RK800 Connor oh my gawd

[@justme6773]

She said I love Stella bird 😍.

[@ShieniLicksOnLemons]

*slams fist on table* *_28 BIRDS_*

[@krystinkiley9586]

I'm joining the chorus of others who say they didn't know starlings could talk because i didn't either! I am absolutely blown away! I consider myself pretty well versed in birds and even I had no idea that they could speak. This is amazing and I learned something new!

[@AK-jt7kh]

SAME!!! I am so impressed! These guys, as well as crows and ravens, are my all time favorite birds in the Birdy kingdom! I’m so impressed that they can talk!

[@earthknight60]

The Romans wrote about teaching starlings to talk.

[@jimmyarbutus2555]

@@earthknight60 Thanks professor.

[@rosebud7831]

Speak to Humans...

[@lamerie]

coincidentally, I was watching a male starling woo a female from quite close quarters and I was amazes by the range of clicks, trills and a weird buzzing sound, more than equal to the sounds made by my parakeet. The posturing was quite elaborate too. One of .My favourites

[@gregdetwiler9220]

I never knew starlings were so vocally clever. Fascinating!!

[@thetooginator153]

I love how the bird is repeating all of the affectionate things she’s heard. She gets a lot of love!

[@V0RTA]

Most people think only certain birds like parrots that can talk like human. This one amazes me.

[@UmVtCg]

Try a lyrebird

[@AndreaCrisp]

I've heard a Raven making all sorts of electronic and water related sounds. So crazy. It was a hot springs in the national forest so I'm guessing it had a lot of contact with humans. I hung out for a while just listening.

[@ronaldstarkey4336]

@@AndreaCrisp don't hang out to long... you might want to tuck that back in... lol

[@catzkeet4860]

Crows and most corvids can imitate speech including magpies, parrots and parakeets also, starlings and mynahs, and lyrebirds too.

[@mvies77]

I had no idea Starlings could speak or imitate. Beautiful voices. They are very clear and melodious. This is fascinating.

[@geethuvarghese9103]

Sure.. They can practically mimic every sound, given the tym to imbibe it into that lil stomach! 😂 kzbin.infoBpMjWPdwgdA?si=KupeNmmDBc_fZ14X

[@pandinus1377]

Its really weird actually, how well she repeats makes it eerie

[@nailbunny2326]

Cats, raccoons, and talking birds must account for 98% of "hauntings"

[@chunkymonkey3364]

Until you realize it’s a bird

[@pandinus1377]

@Dick Thick'em No you're a pussy based on true facts

[@RandomGuy-ej9gr]

Pandinus what’s a true fact? A fact is already true by nature otherwise wouldn’t be a fact in the first place. You donut

[@pandinus1377]

@@RandomGuy-ej9gr I can't get shit from this goddamn comment section holy fuck Listen here Random Guy, is your name actually Guy? Why did you put the capital letter on Guy then huh?? Its not a name and surname--- hah gotchu now mr factoid

[@angelamanning7122]

My dog passed away, and I was out on the balcony where we used to go, and a starling barked and barked flying by. Then came back landed on the ground and looked silently for a few minutes and flew away.

[@watchfulcat3carter623]

Wow!

[@Silverfirefly1]

Were you always there with your dog, could they have been barking at each other for some time without you knowing about it? If so perhaps it didn't get the response that it expected.

[@haifaabusalem6953]

Heart warming

[@haifaabusalem6953]

Sorry for hour lose... Befriend by an Eastern Kingbird, it use to to visit twice a day early sunrise and right before sunset flying about my bedroom daily for three years. It warmed my heart, God created an incredible sweet beings !

[@alymetz2020]

The bird remembers your baby 💖

[@stevelacy9396]

Strangest and most wonderful thing I have ever seen.

[@tammycampbell7797]

I had a starling named Stanley for 11 years. He was so smart. He learned the entire Andy Griffith Show theme and so many other tunes and phrases. He even composed his own tunes by combining notes from different songs with tweets, chirps and other noises. He adored my house sparrow, Peepers, and was very distraught when Peepers passed away. Starlings are hate by so many people, but if they had a chance to know and love one, they might change their minds. Extremely intelligent birds.

[@ericacole8411]

❤ I'd like to hear her do the Marlon Brando "STELLAAAAAA" from Streetcar Named Desire!

[@Angel-lj2kw]

I love startlings there color very beautiful bird.

[@ifitsfreeitsforme1852]

Would have been fun to see videos

[@oakstrong1]

I didn't know that. Why do people hate them?

[@ifitsfreeitsforme1852]

@@oakstrong1 Like someone else said, they are invasive. They can be terrible when it comes to building nests in every nook and cranny around buildings. Every year a few manage to find their way down my chimney and end up dead in my coal stove. No other birds ever...only starlings.

[@qinjikofoxx5580]

"Good evening" "Kisses" "I must have a bird" "Good bird" "Gives me kisses" "What are you doing" Me: "Awe... that's cute."

[@stela9046]

the i must have a bird was so freaky

[@frogstock2597]

Creepy

[@sgtrecker8061]

@@frogstock2597 +1 creepy, and this bird is with motherfuckers instead living his life peacefully in nature... You live once, that's right for animals also...

[@evilynhetfield9183]

"What do you think" was what I hear what she said :o

[@nohandlemebruh]

@@sgtrecker8061 do you have a cat, dog, or hamster?

[@krisdevine7123]

I love the way their little throat feathers ripple when they talk. These birdies never fail to amaze me 💙💙

[@raccoonatic4307]

"You're a good bird" "blow me kisses" awww hahaha

[@debbiethemadbee]

“I love you. Mwah”

[@ThunderDraws]

This bird hearing a Lot of that apparently lol

[@drcardlector4904]

Oh my gosh! I thought I was going insane, theres been a bird stuck in the office all day and I've tried getting it out. And I kept saying hey buddy, hey buddy, and I heard it try and say hey back to me a few times and it legit terrified me because I had no idea these things could mimic sounds. I didnt tell anyone that this dang thing said hey back to me because who the heck would believe that lol. Anyway, I left the door open and it went back outside but now I hope he comes back to visit lol

[@rebeccaerb9935]

😆😆😆😆😆awe i needed that laugh!

[@rebeccaerb9935]

God Bless Your Heart!

[@drcardlector4904]

@@rebeccaerb9935 lol my heart literally skipped a beat. I thought I was loosing my mind lol I remember it like it was yesterday. It sounded like a broken record repeating to me haha.

[@crappyaccount]

69 likes lel

[@drcardlector4904]

@@crappyaccount lol

[@ChrisG3253032]

I was actually quite surprised. We have Starlings here in New Zealand, in large numbers, but It never occurred to me they had the ability to talk.

[@celestialmary]

@@Christina...66 Hi Chris, I'm in NZ too and my rescued starling's favourite words are `gorgeous', which she uses to tell me that she's happy, and `good' which she uses to tell me she likes what I'm doing. She also likes to whistle a duet with me. Her duet that she taught to me. She whistles the first few notes and it's my job to finish. She's a totally wonderful bird!

[@rayburton4867]

Not only can this amazing bird talk....he can ramble on and on just like a human

[@dragonempress8367]

She*

[@rayburton4867]

Dragon empress oops my bad

[@leifharmsen]

Speak for yourself.

[@rayburton4867]

Leif Harmsen I just did

[@paisley293]

Just like my mother in law, saying the same thing over and over. ;)

[@joebutlersnr7017]

There was a blackbird living in our area that used to mimic the trimphones that were popular back in the 80s , one of our neighbours had that phone and was always being fooled.

[@gbrdiana7323]

Wow! I didn't know blackbirds can mimic stuff. What kind of blackbird was it?

[@joebutlersnr7017]

@Green Giant it was a land line phone that had a certain kind of ring tone , at least in the UK.

[@joebutlersnr7017]

@@gbrdiana7323 just a common UK black bird.

[@joebutlersnr7017]

@Green Giant you're welcome mate.

[@9marjo9]

I live in the Netherlands, and I have a blackbird Living In The Neighbourhood imitating Car alarms, And in the past a blackbird imitated the sounds of a fun fair😂😂😂

[@YY4Me133]

I love his markings. It's like he's got a heart at the end of every feather. So adorable.

[@tereengbrecht6151]

My mom rescued a baby starling that fell out of the nest. He would call for the cats and meow like her cats 😂😂.

[@gnomie2.0]

Tere Engbrecht How long did he live with her?

[@somacruz7759]

So not only can they mimic the calls of other birds, they can mimic human speech.

[@An__-]

I went out on my balcony one morning and there was a Starling meowing at me!

[@somacruz7759]

@@An__- xD

[@maeterith1984]

I think they should be classed as parrots. They mimic other birds by me.

[@charliediamond6197]

Yes technically all speech is just sound vibrations. It would make sense that a bird that can mimic sound can also mimic speech as speech is sound. To the bird it’s just mimicking different tones and pitches of sound but those tones and pitches of sound when ordered a certain way are understandable to us as language.

[@googleisretarded7618]

@@charliediamond6197 what I'd like tp know is how it can make a b sound so well.

[@jeanetteduerksen3717]

My daughter and I rescued a baby Starling in 2004. I have had many pets but our Hoshi bird will always hold a very special place in our hearts. I love Starlings!

[@JulieWallis1963]

Imagine be alone in your garden and hearing “whaddya doing” then kisses 😘

[@hezmora]

😆🤣

[@timothydrumm5690]

This starling should run for PRESIDENT in 2020!

[@anne-elizabethmcgeary1023]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@gargould7186]

Then there would be 3 bird brains running for the highest seat, some things never change.🤣🥴🤪😖😵😜🤔🙄😰

[@jcub247]

Has my vote

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

We don’t deserve Starling for President

[@camille1324]

@ruth campbell bro chill we are just trying to joke/have fun about a cool cute bird. Don't you like the bird? I like the bird.

[@VOLAIRE]

She asked so many times and we still never found out what human was doing..

[@pancake6665]

My nan has a pet starling called Jojo. It fell out of the nest when she was a chick so my nan took her in. Now she’s a lot better and she copies my step grandad’s Scottish accent lol Edit: Thanks for the likes! Also when I next see my nan I’ll ask if I can take and upload a video of Jojo the Glaswegian starling. I don’t know how long it’ll be tho because of covid and she lives far away from me. JJBA for life!

[@dotfoxtom5942]

...sono chino starling men...JOOOOOOJO!

[@sexyhomeowner9345]

Lmfao!

[@studiocelestedesign]

Oh, we NEED to hear a starling speak with a Scottish brogue. 😂 That would be one of the only good things to come out of 2020. ;)

[@kathleenkarsten5739]

Pancake 666 That’s adorable! 😍

[@SwecrafterSlom]

You though your first pet was Jojo but it was me Dio!

[@elizabethanne8729]

Mozart has a pet starling and skipped his own fathers funeral because his starling died and had a fanfare farewell for his bird instead. I relate to that.

[@Lilah_Ninigigun_Belet-Eanna]

That's amazing! I would totally do that too! Lol

[@insertpithynamehere]

Wow....to lose your dad and your best friend in the same few days. That's awful.

[@prometheuspredator7971]

@@Lilah_Ninigigun_Belet-Eanna, Me to.

[@tmrider60]

I can totally relate!!

[@alHailHale]

He wasn't a big fan of his dad. He got the Michael Jackson treatment of parenting.

[@Beautifultruthofficial]

I love birds. Beautiful creatures. They are actually dinosaurs.

[@single2005woman]

Talking bird LOL: When a burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a *voice in the dark* said, 'Jesus knows you're here.' He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, he shook his head & continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard 'Jesus is watching you.' Startled, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. 'Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot. 'Yes', the parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he's watching you.' The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?' 'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people who would name a Rottweiler Jesus.'

[@christinakav5029]

Fabulous !!

[@ohthelovelypoems]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍👍

[@fluffybunny7840]

Lol!

[@roseburke3962]

LOL, BIG TIME!!!

[@maryjoedwards488]

That is FUNNY!!!

[@eogg25]

Never imagined that I would think a starling as cute but you convinced me.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

Starlings are absolutely adorable. I run a bird shelter and starlings are magical creatures.

[@leandroflaherty]

They are quite beautiful. Their flocking behaviour creates magical emergent structures when in large enough flocks. In more understanding, all is beautiful. Likewise, in ignorance all is ugly.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

@@leandroflaherty Perfectly put.

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

@Dana William You've just described humankind.

[@akbirtchison6573]

Absolutisms are ugly (and ignorant) whether pro or con. There are perfectly valid reasons to both like AND dislike starlings. If you can't see/admit that you are unreasonable. AKA without reason.

[@lynnmaycroft531]

Awww! Stella! What a sweet bird. She brings tears to my eyes for all the time we chased the starlings away.

[@trouty7947]

I love hearing people's pet birbs speak! Because you can hear how much the owner loves them by what they repeat all the time 🥺 illegally cute

[@hollydavis06]

This precious little bird sure hears a lot of lovely compliments from his human family...he clearly is one beloved starling💙

[@kevinparker461]

I have one i recued & it swears like a trooper!!

[@Incomudro1963]

I never knew Starlings could mimic human speech. I've seen them all my life, heard a vast variety of whistles etc., from them. But this is new to me.

[@humanname99]

the "what are you doing?" mimic is impressive but I can't help but remember a story I heard about someone having to babysit an African Grey, coming home from work at night to a dark house and being absolutely terrified when a human voice from another room called out "what are you doing?"

[@ann-marie8035]

Okay, who says starlings are just worthless dirty birds. No animal is worthless to me. Stella has a personality, there's an individual inside there. ❤🌻

[@nthgth]

Not even a gnat?

[@spork8655]

@@nthgth I don't care who likes gnats, I'm killing them.

[@5674inCincy]

They're a vicious invasive species, and are killing off N. America's native populations

[@lamerie]

I know this, you know this, I wish everyone did :-) Watch starlings paint the sky with their murmurations!

[@lamerie]

@@5674inCincy much as the N. American mink has done to our native small mammals! I'ts a real problem all over the World :-( IMO no animal is vicious, that's a purely human trait.

[@KimWilliams-g8s]

❤ Love ❤ Love ❤ Love . "STELLA" She's Soo incredibly Amazing .😍❤️

[@IowaKim]

Look up “Arnie the Darling Starling”. A book about a talking starling.

[@FriendlyRambler]

@Caroline Chaffee and Kim X, yes I read it also. I was telling a friend about that story just a few days ago!

[@OphidiaSnake]

I rescued a budgie a few years ago that had been abandoned in a house after her keeper died. She had been on her own for three months, just getting fed, watered and cleaned occasionally by (well meaning) relatives. One thing that was both touching and creepy was that she spoke in the man's voice. She'd say 'Pretty budgie', 'Love ya', and 'Kiss me' in this gruff man's voice. Female budgies that talk are pretty unusual, so she must have been a very beloved bird. RIP BIllie, you were a good birdie and now you're with your best friend again.

[@Canım_Kızım_Kivim]

Aslında sıradışı değiller. Yaygınlar ama insanlar konuşamayacaklarını düşünüp onlara kelime öğretmeye çalışmaz. Birçok dişi muhabbet kuşum oldu. Çoğu erkeklerden nazikti, sevecendi ve biz onlara kelime öğretmeye çalışmadığımız halde konuşuyorlardı. Dişiler de erkekler gibi konuşabilir ama etkilemesi gereken erkekler olmadığı için buna ihtiyaç duymazlar. Konuşup konuşmamaları sadece kendi tercihleri.

[@tinazappulla51]

I'm in love with Stella ❤️

[@Postghost]

Wow, the pronunciation puts most parrots to shame. Didn't even know starlings could talk. You don't ever really hear about many birds talking outside parrots. Learn something new every day. (Haha! Grammarly is reading ^this sentence as 'Anxious') 🤷‍♂️lol?

[@gailbowman1690]

Crows and magpies can talk as well. Pretty amazing.

[@SquidDesign]

@@gailbowman1690 also mynah birds, and lyrebirds

[@Brasil66]

Well they don’t talk, they just imitate sounds

[@Postghost]

@@Brasil66 🤦‍♂️

[@milkgxng]

ravens can talk too

[@jonnyBravos]

I've got a beat boxing starling down my way comes back each year. Spits some sick bars. .

[@klarabarunovic9841]

0:22 You can see him trying to mimic the sound at the start untill he succeeds😂 so adorable🥰

[@Blue_Lugia]

Pretty sure the bird is a girl.

[@snoutysnouterson]

This bird has the most convincing human voice I've ever heard! Animals are so sweet 😊

[@arbutuswatcher]

Can you imagine if she was in a call center, everything she'd learn? "So you'd like to change your long distance carrier?"

[@nthgth]

I wonder if they could actually train birds like this to be telemarketers

[@Kallen50000]

@Autumn Potato "Let me put you on hold"

[@arbutuswatcher]

@Autumn Potato "Please hold, your call is imported to us!" Or was that important to us. I guess it depends where the call goes. Telemarketing.... It's for the birds! :p

[@VainerCactus0]

Or better yet, tech support! "Have you tried turning it off and on again?" "Is the power on and is it plugged in?" 90% problem fixing rate.

[@arbutuswatcher]

She's a heck of alot easier to understand, than most technical support types. And the cost is only bird seeds. The bean counters would love it!

[@CosyJaney]

Such a clever little cutie! I love starlings

[@russellhowell4560]

There are a few starlings where I am, they come back to me every autumn and leave around spring. They remember the little whistle I do to announce that I’m putting food out and they mimic it whenever there is no food left. Canny birds they are.

[@zye....]

Please film it for us :)

[@i.p.knightly149]

"My husband's home. Quick, out the window."

[@pamelaa.mankowski212]

I.P. Knightly now that made me laugh.. ty 7

[@Henilegasp]

😅🤣😂

[@IndecentAngels]

lol omg lol

[@tanyagarcia3721]

I can almost see you tossing your phone out the window with that

[@danv1061]

Rodney Dangerfield

[@floatingshoppinglist5193]

Such a beautiful creature for a beautiful soul to embody

[@danmel3978]

It sounds so much clearer and human like than any other bird I've heard.

[@SimonClarkstone]

There are some pretty capable ravens around too.

[@SimonClarkstone]

@Stonewall Jackson Yeah, ravens are fairly good at imitating the human voice when they want to. There are some videos around on KZbin.

[@anyaivanova3737]

What she says proves how you love her 😍

[@carolpreved6055]

I had pet starling years ago. They make great pets. So gentle n fun. Very intelligent.

[@nerysghemor5781]

Awwww...you can tell she's in a good environment when stuff like "Kisses!" and "You're a good bird" and "I love you" are such a big part of her repertoire. :-) So sad that people consider these smart creatures to be pests.

[@MiltonGustavoMachado]

??? Why would it be sad??? Just cause it can make cute sounds it doesn't mean that it is not extremely damaging to all the ecosystems. I don't understand your logic

[@taylorkay1826]

Regardless of how smart they are, European starlings are extremely invasive and cause issues amongst native song birds.

[@desisarod]

Wow! She actually speaks better than parrots! I'm liking them more and more

[@grandwonder5858]

These things are taking over the world! They are now the most common birds in the world numbering in the trillions and responsible for the demise of many native birds across the globe

[@desisarod]

@@grandwonder5858 yeah, sucks they actually cause a lot of problems as well... In captivity they don't seem to have that purple velvet green color

[@GeorgiaGeorgette]

No, numbers have been steadily decreasing. The decline is considered drastic.

[@Kdramamomma]

We had a starling for 13 years who talked and whistled "My Bonnie lies over the ocean". Alot of people dont realize they are great speakers related to the Mynah bird. Loved this video, it reminded me of our Peep.

[@demitraferles7970]

Mynah birds are the psychopaths of the bird world! They are very destructive to native bird life wherever they go. Not nice.

[@charitynhope2012]

What did you feed your starling?

[@Kdramamomma]

@@charitynhope2012 sorry I didn't see this. He ate seeds and bugs and pretty much everything. However when he was a baby we used Purina Cat Chow (hard stars) soaked in water and gave vitamins and a general antibiotic. I understand now that puppy formula works and monkey chow as well but cat chow is readily available. Here is a useful link www.starlingtalk.com/diet.htm

[@zapbranigan5099]

@@demitraferles7970 Mynah birds can talk too

[@gummybear777]

So pretty with the speckles.

[@lesleyrobertson5465]

I feed starlings everyday, up to three times a day, in my garden. They have their young at the moment there must be hundreds of them. Smart birds with daft personalities. Love them

[@ministryoflies1344]

They're so bloody noisy though! No matter how much food I put out those squabbling Starlings still fight and argue over it.

[@janowens2212]

Thanks.🤙❤️LV birds but never have seen this one. Precious.😇

[@katharinafeuerbaum]

Here I am, in Germany, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic listening to a talking bird...

[@roseburke3962]

LOL , But don'tcha LOVE it?

[@iainclark8695]

"Don't worry" said the talking bird. "About a thing". Peace from Scotland!

[@katharinafeuerbaum]

@@iainclark8695 Haha🤣😊

[@bonnieabrs1003]

Aren’t we all?!

[@dowowowowowow7878]

same with me! starlings are so pretty

[@_Keith_]

I've never heard such an articulate bird voice speaking English. Startlingly impressive.

[@TheModernMusicsucks]

You mean Starlingly impressive? 😆😆

[@alisakumm9165]

@@TheModernMusicsucks Exactly my thought upon reading this. Word for word. 😂

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

When people say "a little bird told me" they really mean it

[@cyrilgigee4630]

Stella: *whistles* Throat Feathers: ✴️✴️✴️ Must be why they're called starlings. Of course it's not the pattern of the feathers, why would it be that?

[@dagansgamingbox6604]

I love the way their feathers flare up whenever they sing.

[@community1949]

What an intelligent bird - so sweet.

[@BassGuitarGuy128]

What a talented bird, hard to believe how pitch-perfect she could was. Sorry to hear she passed.

[@seren6696]

Who are the people that give that adorable bird thumbs down? Beautiful bird💋

[@Natashahoneypot]

Not only the words but even the pitch and tone of the vocal is exact. Amazing!!!

[@Patti-gi8hv]

How wonderful! Thank you for sharing! ❤️❤️

[@cyberwyvern6499]

This bird sounds like the voices in tomodachi life lmao

[@evilbird4012]

omfg yes

[@gbrdiana7323]

I would definitely teach it to sing Harold Weinstein songs. That would be hilarious!

[@w0rmg0rl]

@@gbrdiana7323 helloOo, I am gaAaAaAY!

[@BananaJSSI]

I love this video because I had a pet starling for 8 years from 1984 until 1992. They are so smart and our's also talked. They mimic everything. I love them and I miss my bird. Our;s would follow us everywhere outdoors and we kept in a cage in the house at night

[@tonycruise]

you would let it out the cage?

[@garyclouse7234]

Delightful girl!! So very, very smart!!

[@kyereCat]

She's so precious, blowing kisses and keeping company. She's absolutely wonderful.😘

[@4evertony1]

She's so cute and adorable. What a little sweet darling. Good Evening. I'm watching a sweet little bird person.

[@ericastier1646]

Amazing that the bird not only pronounces words but also imitates the lady's voice.

[@Bulgeofpersuasion]

The fig tree in my yard is full of these starting a couple days ago. They come every year. I like their return . Always look forward to it.