Full Moon + Crows

Crows roosting on Pitt’s campus on the night of the supermoon, 1 Dec 2017 (photo by Kate St. John) 30 October 2026 Monday’s Hunter’s Moon was spectacular as seen in photos around the world. I didn’t take a picture this week but I did capture the supermoon(*) on 1 December 2017 with crows roosting near Heinz Chapel, lit by the full Cold Moon. A video of them flying across the moon would have been even better. Brett Banditelli wanted to capture that video and achieved his goal last June. Here it is, after years of having this shot in my head, chasing the murder the night before the full Moon: dozens of crows flying in front of the Moon, my first edit. ?— Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli (@banditelli.org) 2026-06-30T05:22:03.030Z (*) A supermoon is a new or full moon that occurs when the moon is at its closest approach to Earth, perigee. Crow Count, 29 October 2026: My photo at top shows how I count crows by counting their roosting trees. In winter there are an average of 250 crows per…