Original photographs taken on a single afternoon in December 2023 for a unique, focused study
Commissions an essay by Mark Cocker exploring the history, biology, and myth of starlings
Showcases thousands of starling flocks in flight and roosting, offering a rare visual perspective
Captures the ephemeral beauty of natural phenomena, inviting reflection on the passage of time
Published by Raft, a new imprint focused on natural world photography
Summarized by Shop
The photographs in Starlings were made on one afternoon in December 2023 at Ham Wall, a wetland wildlife sanctuary managed by the RSPB in Somerset. The images show the stillness of late afternoon as the starlings fly in to roost. As the book progresses, thousands of birds are shown in full flight before disappearing with the coming of dar