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I visited the ‘Humming Bird’, after visiting the formation at Waden Hill. It’s fascinating how each formation has its’ own energy and style. This one is much more vast and very near to some other impressive formations.

When I visited this on Friday afternoon, there were a few people there. Again, it was great to meet and chat with others who I’d met over the last few months. The first thing that I noticed was that the crop was very flat. Much more so than Waden hill. Perhaps because of more visitors? Perhaps to create a more ‘holographic’ or shimmering effect? Also, I was surprised that there seemed so many straight lines as from the photographs I had expected to see more curves. Personally, I felt that it had an almost ‘mechanical’ feel to it. Again, perhaps I felt this after coming from Waden Hill.

I walked clock wise with the flow around the outside. Although, I had previously seen photographs of the ‘Hummingbird’, it reminded me of an Angel with its wings outstretched. The circles at the end of the ‘wings’ were neat and swirled in a clockwise direction. Generally, the lay was neat and very flat.

I checked out the large areas beneath the ‘wings’. It was interesting that they seemed to have been created in three distinct stages and the direction of the lay changed direction for each one. I hope my photographs show this. The circles in the crop that are visible from the air are not as obvious at ground level and it does indeed create an almost ‘holographic’ feel to the formation. 

I await with anticipation the interpretation of this latest offering. 

© Mike Callahan  www.wiltshiretours.com