366 Photos - 361 - Boxing Day - 26th December

[byslantedlight]

The trouble with this relaxing lark, is that I'm getting behind..! I did manage a quick hack-track mile around sunset on Boxing Day.



The last two sunset pics? I hope you can see the Somerset starling murmuration! I was so glad to have looked up at just the right moment, to see the biggest flock I've seen in real life passing over! Not quite as dramatic as the various famous photos, but they're there! I was at the other end of the fields, naturally, when they swooped in, and they were gone in a minute or so, but how fab!

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[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Flowers flowers what are the flowers?
Also: murmuration!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Murmuration! *g*

I'm not sure what the flowers are to be honest (I bet someone knows though, and will tell us! *g*) - they're one of my favourite things though, bare-branches and spring-pink blossoms.

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

I think it might be a form of Viburnum. I had the Viburnum x bodnantense "Dawn" variety in my old place in Swindon and it looked a lot like that.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the pics via google look right I think - it could well be! There, I knew someone would know!

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Just in case you don't get a notification/check back - the pink flower might be this! *g*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

The starling piccies are fabulous - well, they all are, but those especially.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Luckily there are still some happy things in the world this year...

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Love the starling photos. The colour of the sky alone would make them impressive, but the flock of starlings makes them spectacular.
Yay! for your shrub having little flowers already! So pretty when so much of the landscape is winter-bare. :-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

We've had some pretty apricot sunsets over the last few days - and the starlings were definitely a bonus! *g*

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Murmuration is awesome! I saw video of one in Wales which had me spellbound.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

They are pretty impressive, aren't they - I was so amazed when the wee flock just went on and on and on... *g*