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Mar 03, 2013 05:11 |  #1

These are by no means technically excellent photos, but they do document my first experience of a Starling mumuration (where the birds flock together before settling down to roost):

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Mar 03, 2013 05:17 |  #2

They're all very nice Lawrence

I especially like the last how you captured the formation


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Mar 03, 2013 05:35 |  #3

Really neat shots...the first and last are my favorites.


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Mar 03, 2013 07:00 as a reply to  @ SJC from VT's post |  #4

All well captured, the first one is my favorite.

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Mar 03, 2013 08:11 |  #5

definatly cool, I like the last one.


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Mar 03, 2013 10:44 |  #6

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Mar 03, 2013 10:47 |  #7

Love the last one. Well captured.

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Mar 03, 2013 10:54 |  #8

It's a heck of an experience to witness, isn't it? I think you did quite a good job of capturing it, especially in the first and last shots.


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Mar 03, 2013 11:24 |  #9

Remind me of that storm scene from 'the big year'.
Beautiful captures.


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Mar 03, 2013 11:27 as a reply to  @ REC500's post |  #10

How fabulous! We get small ones here, nothing like that! Amazing.


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