I've only seen this a few times irl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmO4Ellgmd0&feature=youtu.be
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Thursday, 13 July 2017 23:54 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmO4Ellgmd0
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Thursday, 13 July 2017 23:56 (six years ago) link
yea this is cool irl
― johnny crunch, Friday, 14 July 2017 00:10 (six years ago) link
I have a starling as I've probably mentioned on ilx before. He can't murmurate all by himself though but he does murmur like crazy. He just said 'come on now'. He's 10 and his name's Merlin.
― or at night (Jon not Jon), Friday, 14 July 2017 00:22 (six years ago) link
For real?
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Friday, 14 July 2017 00:31 (six years ago) link
Oh my days
http://blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/files/2013/11/Starlings1.jpg
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Friday, 14 July 2017 00:34 (six years ago) link
http://also.kottke.org/misc/images/starling-murmuration.jpg
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Friday, 14 July 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
https://www.wired.com/2011/11/starling-flock/
― I'm make-believe. (jed_), Friday, 14 July 2017 00:41 (six years ago) link
Mesmerising flock of birds. Not a murmuration as they aren't starlings but needs a similarly beautiful word to describe this wondrous sight. pic.twitter.com/Z0O0Ose6I2— Stuart Rutherford (@doodlewhale) July 13, 2017
― mizzell, Friday, 14 July 2017 12:36 (six years ago) link
iirc this is a predator defense mechanism?
― sleeve, Friday, 14 July 2017 14:13 (six years ago) link
holy cow:
https://vimeo.com/478504402
― Gerneten-flüken cake (jed_), Sunday, 15 November 2020 18:32 (three years ago) link
thanks for sharing that.
i grew up in the US South and could occasionally see murmurations over our house. i always found them terrifying.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 15 November 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/cccf5656dc3ce5439148ed2eaa4c925cdf9a3258/0_0_2008_1338/master/2008.jpg?width=1010&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=d03deeb00f4b174556886cb5734112fe
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2020/dec/05/the-beauty-of-starling-murmurations-in-pictures?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR2STgBrtmVuYyu218tvQoFsEgHBLkrxuCyIBHs68ZYOqjeL8ttTtYH2qaM
― 10percent Discocunt (jed_), Monday, 7 December 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link