Gerry Bennett took an early morning trip to Firle Beacon - and captured this spectacular sight. "A surprise! A murmuration of starlings, several hundred strong, performed their acrobatics right in front of me - somewhat mesmerising - and a quick change of camera settings was required to freeze the frenetic action. It may not be Brighton Pier, Ham Wall, Temple Meads Station (Bristol), but it is difficult to put into words just what Mother Nature can do to entertain us," he said. SUS-200508-094824001Gerry Bennett took an early morning trip to Firle Beacon - and captured this spectacular sight. "A surprise! A murmuration of starlings, several hundred strong, performed their acrobatics right in front of me - somewhat mesmerising - and a quick change of camera settings was required to freeze the frenetic action. It may not be Brighton Pier, Ham Wall, Temple Meads Station (Bristol), but it is difficult to put into words just what Mother Nature can do to entertain us," he said. SUS-200508-094824001
Gerry Bennett took an early morning trip to Firle Beacon - and captured this spectacular sight. "A surprise! A murmuration of starlings, several hundred strong, performed their acrobatics right in front of me - somewhat mesmerising - and a quick change of camera settings was required to freeze the frenetic action. It may not be Brighton Pier, Ham Wall, Temple Meads Station (Bristol), but it is difficult to put into words just what Mother Nature can do to entertain us," he said. SUS-200508-094824001

Starlings and a bad hair day - your pictures of beautiful Sussex

Sussex Express readers have been out and about, taking advantage of the latest glorious summer weather - and taking their cameras and phones along with them, too.

Here’s a selection of photographs you sent in to us - and please feel free to email your snaps as JPEGs to [email protected], telling us a little about the picture and what sort of camera or phone you used.