Wow -fire balls in the sky?

Oh Wow, MamaCaz. Thank you for sharing that experience. Isn't it just gobsmackingly amazing when you are lucky enough to witness such a wonder of nature. We had such a moment a few years ago. We were sitting entirely alone on a vast remote beach in Western Australia watching massive green turtles lumber their way up the sand dunes to lay their eggs at dusk. And as we watched the sun slowly dropping into the ocean we saw whales breaching in front of the golden orb of the setting sun. There are moments so rare and precious they are etched forever in your memory.

Mamacaz, that was such a beautiful description, of a wondrous sight. Thank you

Eilyann70, I had a similar experience in New Zealand with green seagulls. The lovely green water reflected on the underside of their wings made them much more interesting birds than the common gulls they were.

Could they be gulls? I have several times seen gulls in the distance going home to roost on nearby lakes and they glint silver in the evening sun.

How wonderful....

They were probably lanterns lit up and floating away, don’t you think ?

TillyWhiz, I did wonder myself, afterwards, if they were gulls, because of the white reflection on the underside (I think!) of the wings, but I really dont know. Others have suggested starlings, and that sounds just as feasible.

I feel so lucky to have seen this - though sad too that I can't share it with my late dad. He would have been as thrilled about this experience as I was. My love of the natural world comes from him. He died last September, and every time I see a lovely sunset, a clear starry night, or any other wonder of nature, I think how he much would have loved it as much as I do.
Oh well - one of my aims in life now is to encourage this same passion in my DGC. I look forward to telling them about this when they come for the day on Tuesday.

I rarely see this type of thing. However, in Somerset we once saw a 'murmuration' of starlings which was quite spectacular.

Isn't that just the most wonderfully evocative collective noun -a murmuration of starlings.

We are in the middle of the Persiid meteor showers at the moment. That would be my first guess.

That sounds simply wonderful. I’m quite envious.

How lovely! and weren't you lucky to spot them. Luckygirl its lovely to hear others appreciate sunsets. We have a lovely view of the sun going down over hills from our upstairs bedroom. we look forward to it every evening.

Starlings have an irridesence on their feathers. They visit my garden frequently and at times I think they have been bathing in petrol. Could well have been starlings you saw.