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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape Photography Locations => Topic started by: Chris Kern on November 06, 2014, 07:56:55 pm

Title: Starling Murmurations
Post by: Chris Kern on November 06, 2014, 07:56:55 pm

This link was forwarded to me and I couldn't resist passing it on: http://tinyurl.com/mhx8mto.

Yet another reason why I must finally visit Scotland on my next trip to the U.K.  (Scotland is still in the U.K., right?)

Title: Re: Starling Murmurations
Post by: wolfnowl on November 07, 2014, 01:44:37 am

Wow. I've seen a couple of short videos of starlings in flight, but in a way these are more powerful. Thanks for sharing!

Mike.

Title: Re: Starling Murmurations
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on November 07, 2014, 09:03:49 am

Quote from: wolfnowl on November 07, 2014, 01:44:37 am

Wow. I've seen a couple of short videos of starlings in flight, but in a way these are more powerful. Thanks for sharing!

Mike.

+1.

Title: Re: Starling Murmurations
Post by: PhotoEcosse on November 07, 2014, 10:35:09 am

You can see those, just about the time of dusk, particularly in autumn when driving up the M74 just as you cross from England into Scotland. I have never found a plausible explanation as to why that particular area produces such spectacular murmurations of starlings - but it has been a regular feature for many years.

Title: Re: Starling Murmurations
Post by: Chairman Bill on November 07, 2014, 10:37:15 am

I should get out onto the Someret Levels with my camera - we get fantastic displays of Starling murmurations

Title: Re: Starling Murmurations
Post by: muntanela on November 07, 2014, 02:48:32 pm

Starlings in Rome are a little less poetic.

(One of the headlines says: "It rains shit")


http://www.dagospia.com/mediagallery/dago_fotogallery-97848/504003.htm (http://www.dagospia.com/mediagallery/dago_fotogallery-97848/504003.htm)


P.S. Perhaps  in these times italians are in a less poetic mood