Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Murmuration at Falanthi


From whence? To where? And thence? Why?

4 comments:

Robin said...

Starlings?? Just last night here in Topsham as the freezing dusk fell, i saw swarms of them overhead converging on a giant oak tree which shimmered with their flutterings.....choosing a roosting place for the night? discussing the days'events?keeping warm? Its a fascinating thing to see and hear!

Robin said...

The mathematics of murmurating starlings - Telegraph23 Feb 2009 ... A 'murmuration' is a spectacular sight but, as Daniel Butler reports, it's all about survival for starlings.
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../The-mathematics-of-murmurating-starlings.html -

theres a nice clip on this report!

John Foster said...

Thank you for the link Robin but the Telegraph no longer has that page available!

John Foster said...

But I did find the following link interesting. Expect no answers though!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9175000/9175793.stm