Video: Breathtaking Beauty of Starlings Symphony in the Sky
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Imagine thousands of birds flying together, forming beautiful shapes in the sky. This is what starlings do. This breathtaking display is called a murmuration because it sounds like a murmur.
Why do starlings do this? Scientists believe it’s for safety and warmth. When starlings group together, it’s harder for predators like owls to catch them. Also, sharing body heat helps them stay warm.
Murmurations can have up to 750,000 birds flying up to 80 km per hour. So how do they move so well together? Each starling keeps an eye on seven others and follows their movements. In this way, the movement of one can smoothly ripple through thousands of its neighbors. This teamwork has no leader but creates a spectacular show.
Watch Danish photographer Søren Solkær capture this symphony in the sky in the video below.
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