{"id":5149,"date":"2026-11-03T06:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5149"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T11:12:28","slug":"shelleys-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5149","title":{"rendered":"Shelley&#8217;s starling perched near Yabello in Borena National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A glossy blue starling with an orange chest perched on a dry thorny branch against a soft brown background\" class=\"wp-image-5148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?resize=250%2C167&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?resize=700%2C467&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/shelley-s-starling-perched-near-yabello-in-borena-national-p.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>A Shelley&#x27;s starling perches on a thorny branch near Yabello in Borena National Park, Ethiopia. The photographer, a bird guide, shared it from a September 2026 birding trip.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Shelley&#x27;s starling perches on a thorny branch near Yabello in Borena National Park, Ethiopia. The photographer, a bird guide, shared it from a September 2026 birding trip.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Girumie\/status\/2106779983607693558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girum Tewelde (@Girumie) on X<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Shelley&#x27;s starling perches on a thorny branch near Yabello in Borena National Park, Ethiopia. The photographer, a bird guide, shared it from a September 2026 birding trip. A Shelley&#x27;s starling perches on a thorny branch near Yabello in Borena National Park, Ethiopia. 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