I was in London earlier in the week. That's where I took the photo of the Post Office Tower. I also spent a few minutes in Tavistock Square photographing the wildlife there, and nearly getting myself knocked over by flocks of pigeons.<\/p>\n
I'd started by taking a few pictures of them in the open, but I then wandered under a heavy tree canopy and to my astonishment a flock headed straight for me. Within a few seconds the ground at my feet was heaving, and a flock was surrounding me in the air. So close I could feel their wings beating the air against me. A couple of the pigeons were holding their position for what would have been a perfect 'in flight' photo had I had the wit about me to focus the camera properly. I didn't and most of the rapid series of shots were a mess of blurs and out of focus darkness. I'll know better next time.<\/p>\n
Here's a few that did work out ok. You can find the whole set in the Tavistock Square<\/a> album. And click on the images to enlarge. <\/p>\n Among the mess of pigeons, the squirrels were happily going about their business. Strange, but I always see more squirrels in London than down here on the South Coast.<\/p>\n
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One of the shots when they were flocking<\/span><\/p>\n
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