Yes, you read that right. Those ten-a-penny birds that are always flying around every nondescript town centre are responsible for this beautiful image. The snap was captured in Denmark where the birds form ‘murmurations’ between Mid-March and April every year.

The mass of feathers are en route from Norway, Sweden and Finland to their breeding grounds in France, Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands and stop to make these stunning formations on the way.

There’s often so many of the animals twisting and twirling through the dusk sky that they eclipse the sun.

Southern Jutland is the best place to experience the phenomenon, although a similar thing can be experienced in parts of the UK (particularly in the the autumn).

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