Flaming Birds
Introduction
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Flaming Birds
Image: © Adam Ward Taken: 12 Jun 2011
Watching an Orcadian sunset in Kirkwall when suddenly hundreds of either Rooks or Jackdaws appeared in a great flock right in front of the sun to appear as dramatic silhouettes against the sun's flaming orb.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.980995
Longitude
-2.955733