Murmuration and a glimpse into the past
I came across another unfamiliar word this week that I would like to share: murmuration. It pertains to soft sounds and certain birds especially starlings who form huge flocks containing thousands of birds (in southwest Denmark, often over a million.) This mass of birds will generally gather and begin swooping, twisting, coming apart and then back together—hopefully not over your newly washed car. They can reach speeds of 40- 50 mph, then just before dusk, they suddenly drop down into their overnight roost.
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