Photos: The Murmurations of Starlings – The Atlantic

The Murmurations of Starlings

The simple beauty in the shapes formed by murmurations, captured by various photographers over the past few years

via The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/01/photos-murmurations-starlings/579286/

When starlings flock together, wheeling and darting through the sky in tight, fluid formations, we call it a murmuration. These murmurations can range from small groups of a few hundred starlings in a small ball to undulating seas of millions of birds that might block out the sun. I thought today would be a good day to take a few moments and appreciate the simple beauty of murmurations, captured by a number of photographers over the past few years.