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Have you ever watched a starling murmuration?

That’s when thousands of #birds seem to dance in spectacular formation, whirling & swirling gracefully across the sky. https://youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY #nature #science

Scientists, engineers, mathematicians, & citizen scientists have been exploring what’s happening inside murmurations: https://theconversation.com/why-do-flocks-of-birds-swoop-and-swirl-together-in-the-sky-a-biologist-explains-the-science-of-murmurations-176194 @TheConversationUS


Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon | Short Film Showcase

We know a lot of factual information about the starling—its size and voice, where it lives, how it breeds and migrates—but what remains a mystery is how it f...
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#nature #science #birds @The Conversation U.S.
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The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️
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Immediately reminded of Rome's "problem" with starlings leaving extraordinary amounts of poo behind and the countermeasures the City deployed.

Not very uplifting, but prompts the question: "Who's ruining who's environment?"

https://phys.org/news/2022-01-magical-messy-rome-starlings.html


Magical but messy: Rome scares off its starlings

As the sun sets over central Rome, five figures in white overalls move under the trees. They wave speakers emitting a mix of sharp cries, and the birds rise into the air.
Clement Melki (Phys.org)
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Thomas
Thomas
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Yes I’ve seen them! Over big open fields and wood in Southern Indiana and Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing, this is a fascinating phenomenon.
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Yes! We get some wonderful murmurations in winter on the #Somerset Levels. Fascinating to learn more about them.
#Somerset

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