Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the ... and parking lots. Flight profile distinctive ...

But of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none ... for agricultural use and restored in 2005. “In winter the starlings gather in large groups,” says Bou, who took this photo ...

When in flight, each starling matches their movements to the birds surrounding it. If one starling changes its flight direction or speed, the birds around it also change their flight direction or ...

An award-winning sports photographer by trade, his only previous encounter with the short-tailed birds occurred when ... nearby lake to see flocks of starlings in flight (known as murmurations ...

The "murmuration" of starlings, as this phenomenon is known, is used as a survival tactic by the small birds against predators. Music by MTT. Video produced by Alpaca Media. Follow PyroPix on ...

One theory is that individual birds follow their neighbors' lead. There are nearly 120 species of starlings. You can find multiple starling species within the same murmuration. During murmuration ...

When in flight, each starling matches their movements to the birds surrounding it. If one starling changes its flight direction or speed, the birds around it also change their flight direction or ...