Oxfordshire starling murmuration 'fantastic phenomenon'
A mumuration of some 70,000 starlings above a Oxfordshire nature reserve has been described as a "ballet of the skies".
Dr Anne Goodenough, from the University of Gloucestershire, said the spectacle was "an absolutely fantastic phenomenon".
"I would defy anyone to watch this and not have a smile on their face. It's the sound of them beating their wings as one, moving together as one, and that's where the word 'murmuration' comes from - a murmour," she said.
The university is carrying out a survey to help establish the reason for the extraordinary aerial behaviour.
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I blame Obama
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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[rubato] Starlings are a pest species in North America. [/rubato]
Your collective inability to acknowledge this obvious truth makes you all look like fools.
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I wouldn't stand under that looking up.
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I'd prefer to get the expertise of somebody a little better than that...Dr Anne Goodenough
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TPFKA@W wrote:I wouldn't stand under that looking up.
closing your mouth would help.
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Nice video. It links to a second one about starlings in Israel.
Resembles films of quelea flocking in Africa.
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Resembles films of quelea flocking in Africa.
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A fine illustration of the reason hats were invented...rubato wrote:closing your mouth would help.TPFKA@W wrote:I wouldn't stand under that looking up.
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