Starling Murmuration by fbailey

Starling Murmuration

At dusk they started to gather in ever increasing numbers by the clock tower in Folkestone. The original group were joined by smaller groups and for about half an hour the skies were full of sweeping clouds of birds - fantastic sight.
Brilliant capture, like the use of b&w.
February 1st, 2017  
@kr57 Thank you! Sadly I couldn't keep up their pace so this doesn't really do them justice but it was a lovely sight.
February 2nd, 2017  
You had a murmuration? How very wonderful, lucky you.
jx
February 2nd, 2017  
@jesikajae Thank you! It lasted for about 30 minutes. About three different groups joined in but they changed direction so quickly I had huge trouble focusing on them. Magical though:)
February 2nd, 2017  
Wow...envious! I had never thought about focus issues. Thanks for showing us
February 2nd, 2017  
Ooh.fabulous.to see and watch....can feel the gentle sweeping of them.....
February 2nd, 2017  
Wonderful! Amazing capture!
February 2nd, 2017  
How fabulous, they look a bit intimidating!
February 2nd, 2017  
Love watching the starlings this time of year ... have not seen such a big group as yours though .. super shot :) fav
February 2nd, 2017  
@hrs @brennieb @redandwhite @jclaireyp @alijchapman Thanks very much ! Wish I could have caught them as they swooped from the trees but I was standing spinning around getting giddy and couldn't keep up with them. This was the best of a heck of a lot of blurred birds😊
February 2nd, 2017  
so long since i've seen/experienced this amazing sight. well done in capturing a veritable explosion of flight.
February 3rd, 2017  
@jorlam Thanks for commenting, this is my first murmuration and they were amazing. If I knew what I was doing I might have got some great shots. I have a lot with unintentional motion blur!
February 3rd, 2017  
This is very nice!
February 14th, 2017  
Fantastic shot and perfect in B&W.
February 25th, 2017  
@jerome @jessikapanteleios Thank you both, I was lucky with this one, didn't even realise this happened so close to home.
February 26th, 2017  
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