As I was leaving the golf course I saw a multitude of birds swirling around in the sky. It was a cold and windy day. I tried to follow them in the car but they reversed direction and headed the opposite way. I turned around to follow them as I thought they might be headed for a large field of corn not far away. Luckily I was right. They had landed in the field. There were thousands of starlings resting and grazing. I pulled my car up a dirt road, parked and walked towards them. I always have my camera with me and attached was my 400mm lens and 1.4X extender. I took some practice pictures and the exposure was perfect. All of a sudden the birds took flight and I began shooting. I must have taken a 100 pictures of them as they swarmed around the field and then disappeared out of sight. What an amazingly beautiful experience!
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A wonderful capture, with the tree providing added visual interest and a sense of the scale of the gathering, and an interesting sky as a backdrop to it all.
We get murmurations of Tree swallows on the outer Cape. They drop in to feed on certain berries, in addition to their more usual diet of insects, during their migration along the Atlantic coast.
got goosebumps reading the story behind this photo ..
you must be a master manifester .. you wanted a pic of those starlings and you got it ..
its as if they were waiting for you to get yourself sorted and then they said .. ok .. he's ready .. TAKE OFF .. !! ..
many congratulations on the ribbon .. and a magic shot ..:)
got goosebumps reading the story behind this photo ..
you must be a master manifester .. you wanted a pic of those starlings and you got it ..
its as if they were waiting for you to get yourself sorted and then they said .. ok .. he's ready .. TAKE OFF .. !! ..
many congratulations on the ribbon .. and a magic shot ..:)
What are starlings? (Though I have seen similar behavior in other birds, notably migrating red wing blackbirds. Memorable sight and experience indeed!)
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i'm not voting yet .. :)
These Birds Are Known For a Behavior Called Murmuration 
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