The Starling Murmuration Appreciation Society
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** This was taken on a cold grey day in January 2019 . I have revisited the site a few times but have never been able to see such a mass of birds again . Fortunately I did take a few shots back in 2019 so here is another one .
The fact that the Starlings performed in front of The Humber Bridge was a real bonus. When I posted the last shot a couple of people asked where they were going in fact they are going nowhere this is the display before they roost for the night . The display began about 10 minutes after sunset so light levels were low the shot is hand held and apart from a crop is SOOC
The sight of a murmuration of starlings is not that common in the UK now the RSPB site says Starling numbers have dropped about 80% in the last forty years .
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Let me sleep
I am tired of my grief
And I would like you
To love me, to love me, to love me
This is the night when these woods sigh
Come with me
There are people who cannot speak
Without smiling
They would take me from your hand
Or they would try, they would try
This is the murmur of the land
This is the sound of love's marching band
And how they hold you like a gun
And how I sing you like a song
I heard when I was young
And buried for a night like this
*pose made by me... :))
First Murmuration ive ever seen and what a beautiful sunset behind it! Its only small but it was still very magical!
Scale free correlation is a phenomenon whereby each starling in the flock seems to have an effective perceptional range much larger than just the direct interaction with its immediate neighbours. Acting as if of one mind enhances the whole flock's collective response to an outside influence and thus provides maximum protection for the group from a predator. It also provides a mesmerizing spectacle for the viewer on the ground.
[calidris pusilla]
Semi Palmated Sandpipers
From Evangeline Beach, Annapolis Valley on the Minas Basin.
Watching as high tide returned to the Bay and the sun was going down, these incredible little creatures appeared, in their thousands, flying up and down this sheltered stretch of the Bay of Fundy. Stunning acrobatics and synchronisation!
Nova Scotia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Starling murmuration over Brandon Marsh nature reserve 04/12/2019
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PP.........29!
Currently performing nightly on Brighton Pier. Catch them soon before their winter residency ends.
P.S. Not to be confused with a Flock of Seagulls.
Thanks to BBC Winterwatch and Llloyd Lane for the tip off
Can you see what is is yet? Some amazing shapes and patterns created by this murmuration of starlings by Brighton pier
One of the big wonders of nature
Watching these make me out of words
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Stay safe
As always, many thanks for taking the time to view, fave and comment. That's very much appreciated
Stay safe
Nikon series - E 1:4 70-210mm
Manual focus. Unedited photo.
Palace Pier, Brighton 🇬🇧
21 February 2021
We have been very fortunate to have a Starling murmuration close to home and I have been attending most evenings it is quite a spectacle with performances just after the sun has set. Yesterday evening the sky backdrop was a heart warming orange.
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A shot taken during a very nice sunset at the Spinnaker tower in Portsmouth. There was quite a large murmuration close by but the avian cloud had unfortunately thinned out by the time it reached the tower.
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すこし大人になれたてことでしょうか？w
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いまは、たまに「元気だよ！」くらい届けばいいなあと思います。
そしてインフル最前線が目の前にきております。。
無事になにごともなく通過してほしい。。。
Although people associate Gretna with Scotland this is actually taken on the Cumbria side of the border. A beautiful sight to behold.
A few thousand migrating common starlings doing their famous acrobatic airshow near my house. Except for red-winged blackbirds, starlings and Mallards, migrating birds seem to be in short supply here this fall, perhaps because of our severe drought conditions. Starlings are an invasive species native to Eurasia.
Video of this activity is always fun to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGCSBh3kmM
Starling info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_starling
Did you know that's what a large group of birds flying in perfect formation is called?
I didn't until I looked it up tonight.
I'd spotted them as I drove to the store and then I was amazed to see them again after I'd done my shopping and packed the car ready to go home.
A dazzling display just before darkness fell.
Another quick dash for the camera!
One going back to the end of last year. Potteric Carr is always good for a Starling Murmuration and generally the best month to go is December. I can't recall whether or not at this time the starlings were forming or splintering in readiness for their descent into the red beds.
Another shot of one of my final Starling Murmurations for this season in Cheshire. They have really given us the run around this year, as has the weather. But this one was a real standout from this season
It is a long time since I last saw a murmuration. Yesterday we paid a short visit to Potteric Carr to view the daily dusk time display. We were a little late but still managed a good five minutes watching these starlings gather for their roost. There are apparently significantly more than we see here as the starlings tended to descend into the reeds in large batches. This photo catches just a small proportion. According to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust who manage the estate they believe that there are in the region of 30,000 there at the moment, however they advise the numbers will increase a great deal over the next couple of weeks.