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Sophie Windsor Clive was canoeing on the River Shannon in Ireland when she came across one of nature’s most beautiful phenomenon: a murmuration of starlings. This is when vast numbers of starlings fly together in giant, cloud-like formations. Luckily for Sophie, she had her camera handy.
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Feline Fearless Leader Fri, Nov 4, 2011 6:49:53am |
Those are interesting. When seen at a distance the initial impression is “what the hell is that?” since it’s a “cloud” or group of dots flowing in the sky. In addition to often getting odd light effects when the flock swerves and the upper surface feathers reflect light that the matte lower feathers do not.
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Glenn Beck's Grand Unifying Theory of Obdicut Fri, Nov 4, 2011 6:50:58am |
There’s a flock of these that hangs out near the bus terminal in San Francisco. The noise they make is unbelievable.
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Bob Dillon Fri, Nov 4, 2011 8:41:43am |
Sometimes, if we are very lucky, we are blessed with rare experiences of natural phenomena. These nature loving and adventurous ladies were truly blessed. Thanks for sharing.
Peoria Ill. has recordings of bird predators played over small loudspeakers mounted in the trees around their downtown park area at night to keep the flocks away. It works.
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watching you tiny alien kittens are Fri, Nov 4, 2011 9:02:53am |
Damn if’n only’d I hada been there with my retrievers and pump shotgun, I coulda had a whole durn freezer full of starlings…
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Very fascinating and beautiful, makes you wonder if this is the birds version of sport for fun.
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wrenchwench Fri, Nov 4, 2011 12:12:20pm |
Wow. It’s like the Northern Darks instead of the Northern Lights.
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