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Published 8 years ago by AdelleChattre with 2 Comments

Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon

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 flies in murmurations, or flocks, without colliding. Shot by Jan van IJken.

 

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  • Appaloosa
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    I have had the great fortune to actually see this happen. It is mesmerizing.

    • Gozzin
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      I saw this happen years ago over a river..BTW,I hate starlings. I wish we could teleport them all back to the UK where they belong.

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