“It took a few minutes for me to realise what a once in a lifetime moment that was.”

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One such episode occurred over the Costa Brava, in Northeastern Spain, when a flock of birds began to gather into a shape-shifting cloud, known as a murmuration. 

This phenomenon is a true spectacle, with hundreds, sometimes thousands or more birds moving and twisting in what appears to be a coordinated, single organism that can quickly morph into some startling shapes. Image credits: Daniel Biber/lensculture
Wildlife photography professional Daniel Biber from Hilzingen, Germany was there when the starlings began to swirl and twist, most likely the result of a predator such as a falcon or a hawk being in the vicinity. 

It was almost supernatural that in response to the predator, the cloud of starlings ended up twisting and turning themselves into a giant, single bird, as if to say to their tormentor, “we are bigger than you.” It was a case of patience pays off for Mr. Biber, who had tried and failed to capture the starlings in full flow before. 

“’I’ve tried to photograph the starlings but it never worked out as well as I hoped for,” he said. 

“’I eventually drove to the spot every day for four days in a row in order to capture them. I picked a spot where I thought they would turn up and picked a matching foreground and backdrop in order to put them in a scene.” “It took less than 10 seconds for the birds to create that formation. I realised that I had captured a unique snapshot, technically, sharp and in high quality. 

It usually happens that birds of prey turn up and the starlings then create bizarre forms. It can be quite erratic and completely random” "A number of people were watching this display but they were observing it from other spots and might not have seen what I captured” The photos have earned Mr. Biber a prize in an international photography competition, but he didn’t realize that he had captured such unique shots until later on. 

“Only when I checked the pictures on the computer later, I realized what formation the starlings had created,” he told the Daily Mail. 

“I was so concentrated on taking pictures at the time that I hadn’t realized that the starling murmuration had created a giant bird in the sky.”
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Not only do they symbolize the innocence and beauty of bringing new life into the world, but they also represent growth and development of the child since several photos are taken throughout the years and compared later on, writes moneysavingbasics. One of the greatest things about newborn photo shoots is that no two are ever identical. 

Interestingly, when Tiffany Gill Rogers’s one-month-old baby, Connor, was getting his professional shots taken by talented photographer Megan Rion, a wild deer photobombed the scene at the perfect moment!

But, before the wild animal arrived at the outdoor scene of sweet, little Connor, Megan had absolutely no idea that the fall photoshoot would contain any furry guests. 

In fact, it was never even an expectation. Instead, she had strategically arranged pumpkins and colorful leaves around Connor, who was lying on a festive hay bale. The scene was picture-perfect, literally! Megan worked her magic to produce phenomenal, autumn-inspired photographs of the one-month-old. 

From the props used and with Connor on the hay bale, the photographer definitely knew what she was doing to produce breathtaking photos. Then, that’s when a shy, hesitant deer interrupted the photoshoot, particularly appearing interested in Baby Connor resting on the hay bale. 

Before you know it, Megan got the perfect shot with the sweet deer behind the sleeping child, perfectly centered and slightly leaning downward as if the animal is intentionally posing for the camera. My eyes couldn’t believe it! 

Anyone would think that the photo of Connor and the deer was photoshopped, but there’s also an unprofessional photo of the scene to prove that the deer really was present at the time of the photoshoot. 

Your jaw will drop when you see the gorgeous capture of the newborn and the innocent deer. It’s definitely unlike most infant’s photoshoots. 

Click on the video below to see exactly how it all went down, you’ll be surprised!

  Do you think that the deer showing up was just a coincidence or was essentially destined to be a part of Connor’s beautiful photos? I’m thinking the latter is true!
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In any case, moments are precious because of this. So, let’s consider one such precious, once-in-a-lifetime moment: the time this one owl decided to come chill on this one wildlife photographer’s photo lens. 

Yep, this exact thing happened to photographer Scott Dere, but thanks to the quick and tactful reflexes of photographer Beaumon Day, we now have a photo of it! 

Yulia started this artistic work in 2015 and has already created more than 100 adorable creatures. The artist employs a felted wool technique, which is not the same as wool felt, which is a completely different technique, but that appears very similar. 

Basically, the first involves threading and weaving, and the second one does not. The felted wool technique increases the fluffiness of the wool, and translates into a soft, fluffy texture, which works so nicely in creating these adorable tiny balls of fluff. 

Yulia has a gift for making animals of the woods, as well as other exotic creatures, with this felted wool. She certainly has an eye for spotting beauty, and that’s why her works of art have a unique touch. Each animal requires great dedication as it can take up to 20 hours to complete. 

The artist’s inspiration comes from her love for animals. Take a look below at some of her best pieces so you can appreciate the cuteness of these tiny creatures. 

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However, most of us are used to seeing them surrounded by snow on the frozen waters of the Arctic. This is exactly why we were surprised to find out that Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh has managed to photograph these large animals at an abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea. 

The station was built in 1934 and closed in 1992. It is quite unusual to see polar bears walking around in what feels like a post-apocalyptic human land. 

But nature always sends you something when you least expect it—when we passed by Kolyuchin Island near the Northern coast of Chukotka, we saw some movement in the abandoned windows there. And when we got close—those were bears! Never before were they seen in those buildings, so that was once-in-a-lifetime situation,” the photographer told Bored Panda. 

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Wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh took mesmerizing and unusual photos of polar bears at an abandoned weather station

This photo with a polar bear in the window titled “Summer Season” became the best representation of wildlife in a man-made environment in a competition held by a magazine called “Russia’s Wildlife”.

The photographer had to travel to the farthest and most eastern part of the Russian Arctic to take these shots Abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea “Finally getting back from a long-awaited trip to Chukotka and Wrangel Island. Being the farthest and most eastern part of the Russian Arctic, this place is very hard to get to but also difficult to forget. 

We traveled by sailing yacht along the coast and covered more than 1200 miles of untouched landscapes, villages lost in time, diverse fauna, and seas full of life,” Dmitry wrote on his Instagram. If someone asked how we imagine the end of the world looking, this image comes pretty close “I always wanted to get some nice shots of polar bears, and that was the main target of our expedition,” said the photographer Just your regular largest land carnivores, chilling Here are the amazing bears in action:

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