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image captionJamie Kingscott said he hopes his photo will inspire more people to take an interest in wildlife
An ecologist who photographed thousands of starlings as they surrounded his car has said you can t help but be slightly impressed by the birds.
Jamie Kingscott, 26, from Puriton, was on his way to work on the Somerset Levels when the birds flew directly across the road in front of him.
He said: There was several thousand of them. They were all over the place. They lend themselves to impressive photography. They show off to the camera quite nicely.
Jamie Kingscott pulled up on the Somerset Levels to capture the impressive sight. Jamie, 26, from Puriton, said: There was several thousand of them. They were all over the place. They lend themselves to impressive photography. They show off to the camera quite nicely. Jamie, a wildlife relief co-ordinator for Somerset World Wildlife Rescue based in East Huntspill, said the birds were unusually low to the ground. Jamie Kingscott Starlings normally fly around in murmurations much higher in the sky. He said: They crossed the road in front of me and then turned and crossed back over, so I just stopped the car and watched.
Ecologist Jamie Kingscott, 26, was driving through the Somerset Levels when he had to pull over when confronted by this low flying murmuration of starlings which surrounded his car.
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