See 11 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world ... Dec. 17 | Thousands of starlings take off from their roosts at dawn on the Somerset Levels near Glastonbury, Britain.

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. Daniel was mesmerised by the movements of the starlings as they ...

ROME — This time of year in Rome, the evening sky is a marvel. Just before sunset, there among the cupolas, starlings mass by the hundreds of thousands, performing an aerial dance. They dip and ...