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30-Oct-2021 John Reynolds

Murmuration

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales

An impressive flight display by thousands of starlings who have come home to roost at the end of the day...

From the RSPB website:

It's basically a mass aerial stunt - thousands of birds all swooping and diving in unison. It's completely breathtaking to witness.
We think that starlings do it for many reasons. Grouping together offers safety in numbers – predators such as peregrine falcons find it hard to target one bird in the middle of a hypnotising flock of thousands.
They also gather to keep warm at night and to exchange information, such as good feeding areas.
They gather over their roosting site, and perform their wheeling stunts before they roost for the night.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/starling/starling-murmurations/


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Doug Cruden07-Nov-2021 18:21
You did well to capture this phenomenon John...nicely done against the sunset sky!
Mairéad02-Nov-2021 22:17
An impressive capture of one of the wonders of nature. V
Walter Otto Koenig02-Nov-2021 20:53
An amazing sight and you photographed it so well. "V"
Allan Jay02-Nov-2021 19:57
Excellent find. Interesting facts!
Colin Storey02-Nov-2021 19:50
Very good image of the murmuration with some great background colours.
joseantonio02-Nov-2021 19:48
what an amazing capture.v.
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