Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? – Artie W., age 9, Astoria, New York A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see.

The birds are shown moving in unison, forming dynamic, cloud-like shapes. In the background, cars can be seen passing on the roadside while onlookers pause to marvel at the display. A murmuration, the ...

Hundreds of starlings created a spectacular murmuration over the skies of Coolham, West Sussex in what is becoming an increasingly rare phenomenon. | ITV News Meridian ...

Residents were treated to a spectacular show on Saturday evening as thousands of starlings congregated in a remarkable ...

The birds descend — and wreak havoc ... The contrast between the transfixing 30-minute murmuration and the subsequent mess makes for an uneasy relationship between the starlings and their ...

Together, they form massive flocks made up of thousands of birds. At sunset, huge groups of starlings take to the sky, swooping and swirling into spheres, planes and waves. The phenomenon is called a ...

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 ...

Flocking together provides safety in numbers. Predators like peregrine falcons struggle to target a single bird amid a ...