The thumbnail image for this video has been updated - thumbnail added by geo321.

wow

Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 1:12pm PDT - promote requested by geo321.

*nature *wings

Adding video to channels (Wings) - requested by ant.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Just amazing. *promote

dag cannot promote this post because dag does not have enough Power Points - ignoring promote request by dag. (You can always purchase more Power Points.)

I had the fortune to see this once in my life. The video doesn't nearly do it justice. I wasn't aware of the phenomenon when I encountered in nature, so it made the experience extraordinarily magical. Nature is amazing.

Thank's for trying @dag, you can always purchase more Power Points >> ^siftbot:

dag cannot promote this post because dag does not have enough Power Points - ignoring promote request by dag. (You can always purchase more Power Points.)

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

damn.>> ^Zifnab:

Thank's for trying @dag, you can always purchase more Power Points >> ^siftbot:
dag cannot promote this post because dag does not have enough Power Points - ignoring promote request by dag. (You can always purchase more Power Points.)

Hmm... How do these things work?

*promote

???

Invocations (promote) cannot be called by artician because artician is not privileged - sorry.

So wtf does siftbot tell me these power points are for? This site is such a mess.

Must have been amazing for them. Makes you wonder why they decided to ruin it by adding music though, I'm sure half the awe was hearing the whoosh of their wings.

You can understand their choice by listening to the sound that the camera picked up, i.e. sloshsloshslosh of the water. Moreover, music helps convey the kinds of powerful feelings one might experience viewing such a beautiful sight (the choice of it of course very personal).

>> ^Enzoblue:

Must have been amazing for them. Makes you wonder why they decided to ruin it by adding music though, I'm sure half the awe was hearing the whoosh of their wings.

My favourite thing about this video is their reaction after the birds first sweep low over their boat. And that final look of awe.

>> ^hpqp:

You can understand their choice by listening to the sound that the camera picked up, i.e. sloshsloshslosh of the water. Moreover, music helps convey the kinds of powerful feelings one might experience viewing such a beautiful sight (the choice of it of course very personal).
>> ^Enzoblue:
Must have been amazing for them. Makes you wonder why they decided to ruin it by adding music though, I'm sure half the awe was hearing the whoosh of their wings.



Personally I don't need music to convey/enhance, I get the point about the sloshing though. I think there's a lot of subtle sounds in nature that are important. Music is unnatural and unnecessary a lot of times and silence is very peaceful to me.

I also feel the need to kill when you're in a quiet forest around a campfire winding down with your friends and some douchebag breaks out his guitar and holds everyone hostage. Makes me groan.

Awesome - though I'm amazed they didn't end up covered in bird crap while spending any length of time underneath the starlings!

I really dug the music, so I'll share it. @Enzoblue can just ignore this. Enjoy: Nomad Soul Collective.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

I know right? Powerpoints - how the f--- do they work?>> ^artician:

So wtf does siftbot tell me these power points are for? This site is such a mess.

>> ^Enzoblue:

Must have been amazing for them. Makes you wonder why they decided to ruin it for me by adding music though, I'm sure half the awe was hearing the whoosh of their wings.


Fixed that. And the answer is, they don't like you, personally.

King Banfiz strikes again.

Ok, so I guess they are pretty cool when they fly all together, but damn do I hate starlings. I guess where I live murmurations aren't rare but I hate it when they do it in my yard. What a mess. I sometimes think they there are going to break my tree limbs when they decide to rest. Usually a good loud clap will scare them off.

Amazing phenomenon. Terrible music. Still gets my upvote.

Sit with me a while
And let me listen to you talk about
Your dreams and your obsessions
I'll be quiet and confessional

The violets explode inside me
When I meet your eyes
Then I'm spinning and I'm diving
Like a cloud of starlings

Don't care what you call it, but I call it a flashmob.

Buncha attention whoring birds if ya ask me.

This needs to be back on the frontpage!
*quality *british *wtf

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by maatc.

Adding video to channels (British, Wtf) - requested by maatc.

well that would have been nice on acid.