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dinosaur of starlings

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Posted by Mike Acreman on February 23, 2009 at 3:33 PM
 dinosaur of starlings
yet another picture taken in taunton this evening canon 40d 15-55 lense 1/600sec/f4.5/ iso800
Posted by john macpherson on February 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Wrong id Mike - anyone can tell thats a dinosaur! Excellent stuff - keep them coming ! :-)
Posted by Mike Acreman on February 23, 2009 at 3:42 PM
yes john you are right it is a dinosaur my mistake
Posted by jack chapman on February 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM
:eek: that is amazing, what bizarre shapes they form, great scene, very well captured
Posted by Iain Tookey on February 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Are you SURE you're not photoshopping these?! :biggrin:

I've been quite enjoying these starling flock shots actually, they've taken me back to when I was a kid and long summer evenings in the school holidays laying on a bank near the park watching these amazing displays. Didn't have a camera then!!

'Ah, jumpers for goalposts, small boys in the park, isn't it, umm??!'
Posted by Matt Cole on February 23, 2009 at 3:49 PM
very unusual again, I also thought it looked more like a dinosaur! It must be nice to get to watch this every evening. :smile:

Matt
Posted by Dave Bartlett on February 23, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Excellent flock shape - keep it going. Starlings where I live put on a great display this evening .. all 6 of 'em !!

Dave
Posted by Ian Mason on February 23, 2009 at 4:58 PM
NO!!! Superb! :jump:
Posted by Andy Astbury on February 23, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Very interesting shape there Mike - your best yet imo :wavey:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on February 24, 2009 at 2:38 AM
This is amazing. It really looks like a dinosaur. Well seen and taken! :smile:
Posted by Greg Hitchcock on February 24, 2009 at 4:30 AM
Yes, velociraptor I believe!

Dou you think they'd do requests?

:biggrin:

A related story from yesterday's telegraph, inluding some nice footage.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4736472/The-mathematics-of-murmurating-starlings.html
Posted by Barry Southon on February 24, 2009 at 5:20 AM
Mike

A fantastic capture best so far.

Barry :wink:
Posted by Mike Smith on February 24, 2009 at 12:38 PM
yep, raising the ISO and shutter speed has removed the camera shake now, and as a result you have a belting image!!

:toast:

Posted by Justin on February 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Excellent shot and it certainly does look like a dinosaur striding along. Brontasauras, I reckon, or should that be Tyranasauras.
:cool: :toast:
Posted by Fran French on February 25, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Rex defintely. An amazing sequence, and study of these birds. Great work.

Fran :toast: