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Bit of a murmeration

Posted by
Doug (Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom) on 23 February 2015 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Taken her on the levels as the starlings begin to gather to roost in the reed-beds.

Sorry I did not get to people's blogs last week but I was busy with Grandchildren, they take priority because they are gorgeous and they have Bampie twisted round their little fingers !

Canon EOS 60D 1/160 second F/10.0 ISO 1600 61 mm

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Please excuse me if I don't get to comment people's images some days but I've had to return to a work life rather than become a pensioner as I had planned due cost of living and the tax man wanting a lump of my pension. I am making an effort to return to AM3 after a bit of an absence, it's really nice to see photo's from all contributors and I will try to comment when I can. If I offer criticism I do so only to help and I do not wish to cause offence. My photography tends to be from my travels, as well as my passion which is wildlife and landscape. I hope you enjoy what you see.
Thanks for your comments I'm really grateful for them and welcome constructive feedback.

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooooow!
very nice shot!
Amazing & lovely!

23 Feb 2015 7:37am

estel from bastia, France

Splendide envolée!

23 Feb 2015 7:38am

michel creze from le havre, France

Beautiful atmosphere and colors !

23 Feb 2015 7:39am

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

wonderful shot*****

23 Feb 2015 8:32am

Martine Libouton from Belgium

Magique! j'adore++++

23 Feb 2015 9:32am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

C'est très joli avec en fond ce ciel !
JP

23 Feb 2015 9:43am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

I always like these Hitchcockian moments!

23 Feb 2015 9:49am

BiLL from Carrickfergus, United Kingdom

Lovely capture, Doug. I totally agree with your comments about grandkids!

23 Feb 2015 10:21am

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

A superb bit of compo and that light !!

23 Feb 2015 10:29am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

superb***

23 Feb 2015 10:37am

k@ from Paris, France

Like blossoms coming to life, superbly composed !

23 Feb 2015 12:39pm

Vaido from Võrumaa, Estonia

Lot of beautiful layers everywhere...

23 Feb 2015 2:43pm

Bruce from Tacoma, United States

Great capture of nature. The starlings can make some great designs in the sky as they are coming in.

23 Feb 2015 4:08pm

shishe from tehran, Iran

very nice

23 Feb 2015 4:17pm

Batisse from Ambert, France

Bien vu !

23 Feb 2015 4:25pm

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Quel essin d'oiseaux et iamge fantastique cpatage et vue, au dessus de l'arbre
Amitié

23 Feb 2015 4:36pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Looks like quite a decent one to me, that nice tinge of sunset in the clouds also adds to a lovely scene.

23 Feb 2015 5:06pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Oh it's that time again!! Bravo, Doug-?this is fantastic. What a beautiful combination of light and scenery and birds. I love this one. Finally, in regards to Bampie's priorities- they are perfectly in-tune, sir! ;-)

23 Feb 2015 5:34pm

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Splendid image ... the layers of colors and the silhuettes are magnificent !!!

23 Feb 2015 6:18pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Beautiful scenery, like the tones a lot!

23 Feb 2015 6:22pm

anjana from mumbai, India

23 Feb 2015 6:27pm

Tataze from Bourgogne, France

lot of birds..........

23 Feb 2015 6:28pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Excellent image! Impossible to count them all! Best! Adela

23 Feb 2015 6:47pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

This is amazing, a sight I'm yet to see. So good to spend time with the grandchildren, we had our little darling this weekend, but certainly exhausted this week.

23 Feb 2015 6:58pm

Philnz from Ngatea, New Zealand

Great shot Doug I like the soft colour.

23 Feb 2015 8:01pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

I understand about grandchildren! THe light in this image is stunning

23 Feb 2015 8:48pm

Le Krop from Charenton-le-Pont, France

Magnifique !

23 Feb 2015 8:50pm

Jeff & Pat from Pembroke Dock, ! Wales !, United Kingdom

You are starting to annoy me, your pictures are "too good", I think i'll take up knitting .

23 Feb 2015 10:50pm

@Jeff & Pat: So more of the English plan comes together, yet another Welshman annoyed :-))

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

A gorgeous image Doug! The tree is magnificent and even more so with all the birds! The landscape is just beautiful!

24 Feb 2015 2:40am

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

Wonderful shot captured at a perfect instant.

24 Feb 2015 3:12am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Starlings are our sign of spring. Here you have seen a few individuals. Sometimes they winter in Finland.

24 Feb 2015 11:42am

Oiva from Turku, Finland

Wow beautiful*****:-))))Haleja.

Happy Day,my friend!

24 Feb 2015 11:48am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

oh magnifique avec ce ciel et la couleur bleue de la vallée

24 Feb 2015 1:57pm

Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada

wonderful!!!

26 Feb 2015 10:24am

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Okay, Bampie ... you've got yourself a winner here. *****
I love the sky background you managed to capture behind all the action.

27 Feb 2015 2:52pm

mary from zanjan, Iran

wow!
nice shot !

28 Feb 2015 7:21am

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Canon EOS 60D
1/160 second
F/10.0
ISO 1600
61 mm