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Avian wave - The Starlings on Ot Moor, England

submitted by kronosposeidon

1 decade 6 years 12 months ago

Be amazed at the flocking behavior of starlings at Ot Moor, near Oxford, England. Thousands of them swarm together on winter evenings and move in unison, creating a stunning, wave-like effect. It's absolutely beautiful.

6 Comments

I`m amazed!

My God. This is absolutely amazing. The sheer volume of this mass of birds--all creating such immeasurably organic orchestration--is profound. I've seen large flocks of Canadian geese where I've lived, doing their migration thing... their V's and their flocks are impressive, but this... this is a whole different level of organic complexity. I'm blown away. Though I disagree that this flocking "should be impossible" as the narrator says, I am still impressed by the beauty of it. Such behavior should be expected, but seeing it is a whole different thing. WOW.

Great stuff for the Sift! Thanks!

At 1;21, Mr. Bean says "whoooaaaw,"

Absolutely fantastic - anyone has an idea of the location where this actually takes place? I'd love to see it.

I believe it would be around this area, according to the video.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Charlton+On+Otmoor,+Oddington,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&cd=5&geocode=0,51.834948,-1.203195&ll=51.837687,-1.184292&sp
n=0.092704,0.215607&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1

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