Today's best photos: From starlings flying over Somerset to abandoned trains in Bolivia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A murmuration of thousands of starlings returns to roost at dusk on the Somerset Levels in south-west England. Reuters

Canoeists paddle through flooded fields near Langport, in Somerset, England. Reuters

The Villarrica volcano lights up the night sky, seen from Pucon in central Chile. Reuters

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, centre, marches alongside Minister of Defence Ivan Velasquez and senior commanders during a ceremony at the Jose Maria Cordova Military School in Bogota. AFP

Nathan Lyon of Australia fields off his own bowling during Day 3 of the first Test match between Australia and Pakistan at Optus Stadium in Perth. EPA

Visitors attend the 34th annual Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas light show, at Naumkeag gardens in the town in Massachusetts, US. AFP

Andreas Wellinger of Germany makes a training jump for the Men's Individual HS140 competition at the Engelberg Ski Jumping World Cup in Switzerland. EPA

Tourists clamber on top of an abandoned locomotive in the 'train graveyard' on the outskirts of Uyuni, south-west Bolivia. AP Photo

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