Starling murmurations: the science behind one of nature's greatest displays
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 11:10
in Biology & Nature
Watching starling murmurations as the birds swoop, dive and wheel through the sky is one of the great pleasures of a dusky winter's evening. From Naples to Newcastle these flocks of agile birds are all doing the same incredible acrobatic display, moving in perfect synchrony. But how do they do it? Why don't they crash? And what is the point?