The annual Starling gathering starting with flocks gathering on the high tension wires making them sag under the weight of so many birds.
The annual Starling gathering starts with a mass assembly on the local power lines causing them to sag and when all the birds take off together the sudden release of weight sometimes causes to "slapping" wires to touch each other resulting in high voltage fireworks and all the electrics in the hose needing to be reset.
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Location: Southerndown, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. UK
Photo credit: © Christopher May / Alamy / Afripics
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