Leaving...

by alfpics

...and one from this morning.
Starlings leaving the Palace pier where they roosted overnight
Uploaded08/01/2016 - 11:21
CategoryGeneral
Shutter Speed1/1250
Aperturef/5.6
LensN/A
ISO6400
Focal Length33mm
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autumnlight
Posted 08/01/2016 - 17:41 Link
Terrific image.
Teaka53
Posted 08/01/2016 - 21:28 Link
autumnlight wrote:
Terrific image.

Right place right time
Malc
alfpics
Posted 08/01/2016 - 22:01 Link
Thanks both!
Andy
davidwozhere
Posted 08/01/2016 - 23:44 Link
Wonderful capture
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Wildwood512
Posted 09/01/2016 - 04:24 Link
It's amazing they don't just all fly into each other but rather they fly according to some relevant rhythm. Great take!
Cheers...Donna 😊
alfpics
Posted 09/01/2016 - 09:20 Link
Thank you David & Donna

Wildwood512 wrote:
It's amazing they don't just all fly into each other but rather they fly according to some relevant rhythm. Great take!

I often wondered that; saw a TV prog a couple of years ago on this and IIRC its a bit a 'follow-my-leader', but they also have incredibly fast reaction times enabling them to respond quickly, thus forming the amazing swirls one sees. As they departed, each group maybe did one 'swirl' and then was gone! It is in the evening before they settle down they spend ages pirouetting.
Andy
Bagworth
Posted 10/01/2016 - 11:31 Link
Well worth getting up early to get.
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