This time of year in my neck of the woods, Starlings gather in numbers for the winter and form swooping 'clouds' as they flock together ready to roost for the night.
Had to pull over on the way home to watch a spectacular performance by a large flock (I'm guessing 50,000 or so birds). Didn't think to get the camera out (bugger), but here's a clip of the phenomenon that always has me mesmerised.
Starlings on Otmoor
Cool or what?
ETA - another good clip
Edited, Nov 15th 2010 2:51pm by Nobby
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That is pretty cool. Makes you wonder how much and in what form them birds are communicating with each other.
Alma wrote:
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Lord Nobby wrote:
At my age, as one naturally begins to slow down, it becomes just a bit easier to take the leisurely way home and stop along the way when my dementia kicks in.
Sorry you're getting old, mate.
Starlings are nasty, filthy little creatures. I hope you fired a cannon full of old nails at the flock.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" redone by Lord Nobby!
Elinda wrote:
That is pretty cool. Makes you wonder how much and in what form them birds are communicating with each other.
I think they are all communally fleeing the screaming of the lambs.
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
The black flies and mosquitoes used to do the same thing in the boggy suburbs of Buffalo in which I briefly lived.
Not really quite as mesmerizing though.
Not really quite as mesmerizing though.
We have these orange tipped blackbirds which flock together in massive hordes around the fields nearby. I think it is getting a bit late for the truly monumental China-invasion sized hordes.
yossarian wrote:
We have these orange tipped blackbirds which flock together in massive hordes around the fields nearby. I think it is getting a bit late for the truly monumental China-invasion sized hordes.
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I like it when the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano. It's pretty when they're all flying in.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
I like it when the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano. It's pretty when they're all flying in.
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Ok. My reference could not have been that subtle. I don't even get a *groan* or a Fava bean retort? C'mon... Starlings, screaming lambs? You guys are shaking my faith in internet humanity and whatnot!
King Nobby wrote:
More words please
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Posted: Nov 19 2010 at 10:22 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) That's the gayest sh*t ever. Thank Nobbs now go play with the little birdies.
You're the expert on gay, so we'll have to take your word on it.
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