In the Kruger Park‘s Lower Sabie Rest Camp, on the way to the reception office, there’s a bird bath and fountain well frequented by a wide variety of birds, including beautiful Greater Blue-eared Starlings like this one. But you’re not really supposed to get out of the bath looking worse than you did before getting in, are you!?
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath…
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath…
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath…
Splish-splash, I was taking a bath…
Greater Blue-eared Starling looking quite wet
DeWetsWild 
I remember the splish splash song. 😅 That last photo is hilarious.
Glad you enjoyed it too, Sylvia – I had a good chuckle myself!
Be happy… smoke bungy? That song? Wha ha HA!!
Dis dalk nog n beter liedjie om te neurie as die een wat in my kop gedraai het – ek sal moet gaan luister!
😉 Dis my weergawe… 🙂
HAHAHAHA!!! Those bright yellow eyes staring out with a startled expression is priceless.
😀
I bet he’s hoping no-ones watching!
… and yet here you are spreading his shame on the internet 😆
His mother warned him against people like me!
wow, such an amazing colour, great pics
Thank you, Julie! They’re a special kind of beautiful.
Definitely
Thank you
Lag!
😀
Certainly does a thorough job of splish-splashing!
And he wasn’t fazed by us watching him either!
Beautiful! I love the end result. 😊
Thank you, Pam!
Definitely made a thorough job of the splish splash. Have just taken a listen to Bobby Darin singing this most appropriate song – what fun 🙂
Genuinely the first thing that popped into my head while watching the birds bathing!
Die starling het ‘n pragtige kleur! Mooi aksie foto’s
Hulle is soos geveerde juwele, Aletta. Baie dankie!
I absolutely love action photos like this!
Thank you, Anne. I had great fun taking these!
Ha, ha. He may look worse but he’s got beautiful colors!
janet
The “glossy” in their name is definitely well deserved!
What a beautiful color this bird.He does look a bit rumpled after his bath but I think he may have achieved his purpose in taking a bath any little bits of dust or parasites will be washed out and off.
Quite right, Anne, and apart from the cleanliness he sported afterwards he was also much cooler – always welcome respite on a hot Lowveld day.
haha! Oh, I have my Bobby Darin’s Greatest Hits CD ready to play! Fantastic, Dries! Oh, dear. That poor bird. What a hoot!
Thanks, Lois! Luckily it was a hot day and he looked his best again soon after.
beautiful colors, then wet and different.
Like one of those make-over shows on television.
How funny! But that is a pretty starling!
The glossy starlings are striking for sure, Deb
What a gorgeous bird! 🙂
They certainly are, H.J!