Winging it in Healdsburg, California

Diana Friedberg's family woke up last Thanksgiving to the sound of fluttering wings. The family was spending the weekend on their farm, called Stillerus, in Healdsburg, north of San Francisco. "Thousands of starlings flew in and spent the day picking the last of the grape crop in our valley," says Friedberg, of Woodland Hills. "They circled and danced in the sky all day long. It was a magical experience." As the sun set, the birds set off south on their migratory path. She used a Panasonic Lumix to capture the shot.