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Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent plumage. Starlings are native to the Old World, from Europe, Asia and Africa, to northern Australia and the islands of the tropical Pacific. Several European and Asian species have been introduced to these areas as well as North America, Hawaii and New Zealand, where they generally compete for habitats with native birds and are considered to be invasive species. The starling species familiar to most people in Europe and North America is the common starling, and throughout much of Asia and the Pacific, the common myna is indeed common.
Starlings have strong feet, their flight is strong and direct, and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country, and they eat insects and fruit. Several species live around human habitation and are effectively omnivores. Many species search for prey such as grubs by "open-bill probing", that is, forcefully opening the bill after inserting it into a crevice, thus expanding the hole and exposing the prey; this behaviour is referred to by the German verb zirkeln (pronounced [ˈtsɪʁkəln]).
Keep your heart in my safe keeping
Kiss your eyelids while you're sleeping
Promise, that I'll always love you
This is, all about all of you
Lovely darling
Precious starling
Reaching to the stars - I'll steal them all for you
Calling, crawling, spinning, falling
All for you
All about all of you
All about all of you
Warm your skin with sweet embraces
Leave your troubles - only traces
Dreams like raindrops
Across the treetops
All about all of you
Lovely darling
Precious starling
Reaching to the stars - I'll steal them all for you
Calling, crawling, spinning, falling
All for you
Lovely darling
Precious starling
All about all of you
Lovely darling
Precious starling
All about all of you
All about all of you
All about all of you
Reaching to the stars - I'll steal them all for you
Calling, crawling, spinning, falling
All for you
Lovely darling
Precious starling
Reaching to the stars - I'll steal them all for you
Calling, crawling, spinning, falling
All for you
All about all of you
Reaching to the stars - I'll steal them all for you
Calling, crawling, spinning, falling
All for you
All about all of you