I've been watching some videos of starling murmurations because I just love it. It's magnificent how the birds coordinate their movements in the air so timely and precisely. Sometimes they even huddle together so closely as if they are going to crash into each other, but yet they keep on flying so gracefully while changing directions over and over again, while twisting and turning in so many ways. And they do all this stuff even without requiring any practice or rehearsals. I think it's one of the most spectacular things to see in nature.

Here's a video of what it looks like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakKfY5aHmY


Another video was posted in a different thread by orogenicman, but it's an old thread, so I started a new one.

More videos below and you can also post some of them in this thread, if you want to:

I guess you see this as proof of god's ultimate existence... right Rayaan?

Could be ... but it's not the only proof.

All I see is a swarm of birds flying around aimlessly, but hey that's just me

(November 23, 2012 at 7:42 am)Napoléon Wrote: All I see is a swarm of birds flying around aimlessly, but hey that's just me

I see an emergent system as a result of chaos theory.

But that's just me.

Love the music as well.

Pachelbel's Canon in D if I'm not mistaken.

(November 23, 2012 at 7:53 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Pachelbel's Canon in D if I'm not mistaken.

You are not (mistaken). And I know, how presumptuous of me to butt in like this

(November 23, 2012 at 8:59 am)Vera Wrote:

(November 23, 2012 at 7:53 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Pachelbel's Canon in D if I'm not mistaken.

You are not (mistaken). And I know, how presumptuous of me to butt in like this

Not at all, Vera. That's pretty much how this forum rolls

(November 23, 2012 at 8:59 am)Vera Wrote:

(November 23, 2012 at 7:53 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Pachelbel's Canon in D if I'm not mistaken.

You are not (mistaken). And I know, how presumptuous of me to butt in like this

Hardly presumptuous my dear.

(November 23, 2012 at 9:15 am)Zen Badger Wrote: Hardly presumptuous my dear.

Arrogant? Uppish? Impertinent?

BTW, did you guys know that the starling was introduced to the States around 1890, so that all the birds ever mentioned in the works of Shakespeare could be found in the States? True story. (And I know it from QI and Stephen Fry, where I draw most of my knowledge from)

I'll choose impertinent for 500 please