The Birds

A couple of weekends ago I joined the IGersWorcestershire team for an instameet in Redditch. We headed up to the top of car park 2 with the hope of seeing over 1000 starlings dancing in the sky, and the show did not disappoint. It was the first time I'd ever seen a murmuration and it truly was an amazing spectacle!

The birds take flight around dusk, moving in from different parts of the town in small groups and build in numbers, making patterns back and forth until they dramatically drop to roost in the conifers below. This is a small selection of images I managed to capture in between staring in awe at the beautiful display.

For more information on starling murmuration visit The RSPB website.

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

In the midst of the Christmas-New Year haze, I could feel the cabin fever coming on, so to keep it at bay we headed off on a road trip up to Leeds. On the way we stopped off at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which I'd been wanting to visit for ages and with it being so close to the motorway, I didn't have an excuse not to go. The snow had been coming down heavily on route and when we arrived the park was completely white. We hadn't bargained on there being so much snow, nevertheless, we managed a lovely stroll around the main grounds and I was able to capture some shots of the unique sculptures that inhabit the park. Most of the open-air art works pictured below are from Tony Cragg's 'A Rare Category of Objects', which is a brilliant display of material manipulation. I'd definitely recommend a trip to the park and will hopefully head back to explore it more fully in the Summer.