Blackpool, Lancashire, UK Weather. 4th Dec, 2016. Sunset and Starlings over North Pier. Ever larger groups of birds are gathering at the roost site after several days of cold weather. The flocks have been swelled exponentially by the addition of migrant birds from Scandinavia. Credit: Mediaworld Images/Alamy Live News

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Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © MediaWorldImages / Alamy / Afripics
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