Offaly resident's stunning image goes viral

Published: Thu 4 Mar 2021, 3:40 PM

Last updated: Thu 4 Mar 2021, 3:50 PM

Fresh from being crowned press photographer of the year last weekend at the Press Photographers Association of Ireland awards, Ballycommon resident James Crombie, a native of Rahugh, has been back in the news with a sensational shot of a murmuration of starlings on Lough Ennell.

The photo, which depicts the starlings in the shape of a bird, was used on the front page of The Irish Times, prompting James to express his happiness at capturing the unique image.

What an amazing few months it has been chasing the murmurations around Lough Ennell looking for the shot with @hogg82, our patience eventually paid off. Thanks so much to the @IrishTimes for the wonderful usage today pic.twitter.com/5ldPF6J6PS
— James Crombie (@INPHOjames) March 4, 2021

Separately, RTE News have published a video of the moment James and his colleague Colin Hogg captured the unique formation of birds.

"That looked like a bird!"
Watch the amazing moment a murmuration of starlings took on the shape of a giant bird over Lough Ennell in Co Westmeath. pic.twitter.com/R3rL6ZPhqR via @rtenews
— RTÉ (@rte) March 4, 2021