Flipping amazing! Starlings form a dolphin in the skies... being chased by an open-mouthed killer whale

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER



Stunning: A flock of starlings in the shape of a dolphin being chased by a whale make their way acoss the dusk skies above Gretna Green, Scotland



Sea life took to the skies - or so it seemed - when a photographer captured amazing pictures of these starling formations.

Paul McGreevy, 55, of Carlisle, captured Gretna's famous murmuration of starlings as they impersonated sea creatures.

The birds first flocked together to form a dolphin being chased by a killer whale with its mouth gaping open.



Next Mr McGreevy captured the birds morphing into an octopus as they soared above the skies.

The self-employed gardener and keen amateur photographer made the half hour trip to Gretna Green, Scotland, to capture the starlings aerial acrobatics on Wednesday afternoon at sunset.

The father-of-three said: 'It wasn't until I got my camera home and started putting the images on my computer that I saw all these shapes.

'I was really surprised to see the dolphin, then what looked like a killer whale chasing it.

'There's an octopus too - but people can see lots of different things in the pictures. I suppose a psychiatrist could tell you a lot from what people see in the pictures.'



Seas of the sky: The starlings form the shape of an octopus. The birds come together every autumn to form one of nature¿s most impressive spectacles



The birds come together every autumn to form one of nature's most impressive spectacles as they flock together above the Scottish village.

Mr McGreevy added: 'The starlings come to Gretna in late October and they stay until February.

'People come from all over to see them - one time I met a couple who had driven up from Stoke to see the starlings.'



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