Murmuration

This video was shot by two girls from London while canoeing on the river Shannon ( not too far away from me). It has had 3.7 million hits in 13 days.

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Wow, Nice one Dermot, Wonder why birds do that, Did them two girls have life jackets on ?

Well spotted Reg, doesn't look like they have any on.

that was great,thanks for that D

Lovely

I'd love to see a large flock like that...awesome!

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EE, When i was a lad, They used to do that in Park Square in the centre of Leeds, Then they would all sit on the town hall over the road, Until the council put netting all over so they couldnt, Thousands of them, Always at dusk, In fact you dont see many starlings anymore

Here is another....

Get em round my way. Theyre doing it cos they can. Showing off they are Reg, I will be flying at 6.30 am, did I say?

Oo Lovely, Is it just Starlings that do that ?, I think they only do it before migration, Bit of a meet up like,

Mine were quelea Reg

Perfectspecimen wrote:Get em round my way. Theyre doing it cos they can. Showing off they are Reg, I will be flying at 6.30 am, did I say?

Please shut up Vince,

Half a sleep then, my feet are looking forward to it, wet and cold at the mo.

Cruella de Vil wrote:Mine were quelea Reg

They're the most numerous bird in the world. Sir Dave told me...

Quelea, ?, Never heard of them, Do they taste nice ?

Heres one Reg, come from Cruland, dont look too tasty.

Mmm, Better looking than a starling,

here's one, they like to swarm...

Perfectspecimen wrote:Heres one Reg, come from Cruland, dont look too tasty.

With a beak like that, it has to be related to a finch. Seed-eater innit.

What happened to sparrows ?, Used to be loads of them, I have 2 Jays that frequent my back garden, lovely birds they are, Been coming about 7 years now, Very nervous though,

House sparrows have been in decline for years now. We don't use those pantiles anymore they used to nest under and all the roof spaces are sealed tighter than a duck's bum now.

Jays are a member of the crow family. They make some racket! Lovely birds with the blue bars on their wings.

Here, read about them, they cause devastation in numbers....

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