Starling Trail

Starling Dawn – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6566

Winter Morning at Ham Wall

The last weekend in November and another trip down to Ham Wall.   This time for a morning, a very cold morning.

Winter telling us it had arrived with some very cold weather (minus 3 Celsius).

I headed down to the viewing bench on Waltons Heath to watch the starlings lift out the reeds and do a fly-by passed Glastonbury Tor.

Starling Dawn – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6626

This is a truly amazing experience.

Starling Dawn – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6651

The noise is level is fantastic. Tens of thousands of wings create a really strong breeze.  You could see the wind blowing rippling across the otherwise smooth water.

Starling Dawn – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6672

The whole display is over in minutes.

After the Show

It was time to enjoy the sunrise over the lagoon at Ham Wall.

It was a beautiful morning, with mist slowly rising into the sky.

Ham Wall – Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6818

To my surprise a group of roe deer wondered by.

Roe Deer – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6822

I hid behind a bush to quickly change my camera lens, and try and get some close-up pictures before they dashed away.

Roe Deer – Ham Wall, Somerset Levels, UK. ID IMG_2575

Walking back to the car park the view across Ham Wall was stunning.

Ham Wall – Somerset Levels, UK. ID IMG_2583

Clear blue skies and sparkling jewels of frost – a perfect winter morning.

Ham Wall – Somerset Levels, UK. ID JB_6829

And finally…

A quick stop at Meare to catch the morning light on the Fish House.

Fish House – Meare, Somerset, UK. ID JB_6848