After a fairly brief murmuration, these starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) started to stream down into their roost at sunset, which on this occasion happened to be quite close to where I was standing.
December 2020.
Technical:
Cameras: Apple iPhone 8 (wide shots); Apple iPhone Xs.
Software/apps: FiLMiC Pro app (v.6, by FiLMiC Inc.) on both iPhones. Edited on iPad using LumaFusion app (by Luma Touch).
An Opticron MM4 GA 77 ED Fieldscope with SDL v2 eyepiece was used to film the closer shots, using a technique known as phonescoping. The phone was attached to the scope using the Opticron Universal Smartphone Mount USM-2.
Support: Manfrotto 055 MF4 tripod; Manfrotto 701HDV video fluid head.
