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Post by willow on Jul 17, 2012 19:28:10 GMT
[color=BiegeI thought to put this under Birds, but I think it fits more under Sensational!
A short film that follows the journey of two girls in a canoe on the River Shannon and how they stumble across one of nature's greatest phenomenons; a murmuration of starlings.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRNqhi2ka9k&feature=related/size][/color][/font]
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Post by penny on Jul 17, 2012 21:12:06 GMT
WOW!! At times that is just breath-taking!! We've seen flocks of birds but nothing like this!!
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Post by whisker on Jul 17, 2012 21:41:28 GMT
That is very amazing, Willow! I've seen flocks of starlings before, but newer to that extent. They seemed to move like a wave of the sea. Just like another world. It made me think of the cells in our bodies, how they work together with such intelligence. Thanks for a new word! Murmuration! Even spell-checker can't handle that word! Well done, Willow!
Starlings are migratory birds. They come down from the North for the winter months. Looks like they were in the process of warming up and assembling for their big migration, trying to get on course, and waiting for the "stragglers" to join.
The girls obviously were taking part in some sort of filming, when the murmuration "happened". The way the girl just laughed at the end said it all!
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Post by penny on Jul 18, 2012 14:45:59 GMT
We've seen fish do something like this - I think when they're being chased by .. sharks?
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