January 22, 2014

The visualization of bird flight.

"Dennis Hlynsky captured video of starlings congregating at Massachusetts' Seekonk Speedway and then digitally drew in their flight paths."

Posted by Ann Althouse at 5:56 PM
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m stone said...

Anyone who has witnessed murmuration, generally starlings, but other birds too, usually has a near-God experience, so stunning is the sight.

I've seen you-tube videos and one brilliant fall day in 2013 witnessed a flock in full choreography near Lake Winnebago. The whole dance, probably involving 100-150 birds (white against the blue sky) moving in synchrony lasted probably eight or 10 minutes.

It is called murmuration because of what some people claim it does to the observer's heart.

1/22/14, 9:01 PM

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