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