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Starling Murmuration...

MacDUFF — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:58:46 GMT

So beautiful.

Music: Pachelbel's Canon

Should be a clean link.

@Bird mama thought you might enjoy this...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=starling+murmuration+youtube&view=detail&mid=2C6161111328389393212C616111132838939321&FORM=VIRE

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Bird mama — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:02:32 GMT

It's magical @MacDUFF

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author — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:06:34 GMT

Amazing. I saw a small one several weeks ago, pulled over to the side of the rural road and honestly cannot believe how they do this! Beautiful video and the music is perfect. Thanks for posting!

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BirdieGal — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 18:31:06 GMT

BEAUTIFUL! The birds are stunning and that is my all time favorite piece of classical music.

TY for posting!

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Azcowgirl — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 20:38:14 GMT

One of mother natures beautiful dances !

thank you for posting this 😌

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Bird mama — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:07:45 GMT

@MacDUFF Just a little humor, cuz you know I am a birdmama.

When I read murmuration, I thought about Mary J Blige's hateration and then I thought about Renee Greenstein's curvation.

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SandPiper — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 21:19:18 GMT

@MacDUFF Beautiful....I’m such a woos. I had tears in my eyes, I don’t know if it was because of the birds, the music, or both.

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waterlily — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 22:42:37 GMT

Just spectacular-----------it's the little things. Thank you for sharing this.

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phoenixbrd — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 23:18:27 GMT

@MacDUFF Thanks you for this special video.,,,just nothing that can compete with nature! Have you ever seen fish creating a bait ball underwater....

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lovesallanimals — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 02:46:23 GMT

Absolutely breathtaking!! Thank you so much for posting this.

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Lilysmom — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:52:08 GMT

@MacDUFF, thanks for this. Now I am curious about why the birds do this. Off to google.🙂LM

...and the answer is ...

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.

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MacDUFF — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:37:48 GMT

I glad y'all enjoyed it. A beautiful dance, indeed.

I had to look up "murmuration," birdmama...I thought it was something Handsome does when he doesn't want me to hear what he's saying!

Jealous of anyone (author!) who has seen the murmuration in real life...mesmerizing. Agree about the music (one of my favorites, too, see below+)...it's the music that always brings tear to my eyes, SandPiper. (I've seen dozens of sand pipers simultaneously turn on a dime running in and out with the surf...could watch them for hours...it is the little things, waterlily!)

I had never even heard of a fish bait ball, phoenix, so I looked it up (2 short videos below*). Lilys did some investigating and came up with the idea that the starlings murmurate for protection...safety in numbers. Whereas, fish end up as bait! It's official...birds are smarter than fish!

*This one has the "dance" to it...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fish+making+bait+ball&&view=detail&mid=E95896CB8A548233D93FE95896CB8A548233D93F&FORM=VRDGAR

*As bait for Bluefin Tuna...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=fish+making+bait+ball&&view=detail&mid=09F86C4CF69CC9792EE709F86C4CF69CC9792EE7&FORM=VRDGAR

+Pachelbel's Canon in D major...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pachelbel+canon+in+d&&view=detail&mid=3AF5C3F22F9747BA920C3AF5C3F22F9747BA920C&FORM=VRDGAR

+Trans Siberian Orchestra version (I always go overboard!)...

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pachelbel+canon+in+d+trans+siberian+orchestra&qpvt=pachelbel+canon+in+d+trans+siberian+orchestra&view=detail&mid=AC639E390C1693D08C1EAC639E390C1693D08C1E&FORM=VRDGAR

should all be clean video links

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nrm — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 07:04:13 GMT

Amazingly beautiful. Perfect in every way.

@MacDUFF Thank you so much 😊

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PinkSunset — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:54:59 GMT

@MacDUFF i just witnessed this the other day. shot 20 consecutive frames as they dipped, dove and danced by. Must have been thousands.