Take 5: Splendid Swarms

When animals gather in large groups, they form fascinating patterns. This fact hasn’t escaped our Photo Contest participants. Here are five of our favorite images of wildlife en masse.

Tree and Bank Swallows, 2014 Photo Contest Entry © Anna Jarosinski

Tree and bank swallows, 2014 Photo Contest entry © Anna Jarosinski

Stacked Image of Firefly Trails, 2014 Photo Contest Entry © Jonathan McElvery

Stacked Image of Firefly Trails, 2014 Photo Contest Entry © Jonathan McElvery

Snow Buntings, 2014 Photo Contest Entry © Anne Greene

Snow bunting flock, 2014 Photo Contest entry © Anne Greene

Group of 500 Gray Seals, 2013 Photo Contest Entry © Nancy Bloom

Group of 500 Gray Seals, 2013 Photo Contest Entry © Nancy Bloom

Herring Run, 2013 Photo Contest Entry © Hardie Truesdale

Herring run, 2013 Photo Contest entry © Hardie Truesdale