https://sputnikglobe.com/20161230/murmuration-in-spain-1049135450.html
Magic Cloud: Hypnotizing Dance of Starling Birds Covers the Sky
Magic Cloud: Hypnotizing Dance of Starling Birds Covers the Sky
Sputnik International
The Synchronized motion of starling flocks forming whirling swift-changing patterns in the evening sky looks somewhat alien and never fails to delight. Check... 30.12.2016, Sputnik International
2016-12-30T14:00+0000
2016-12-30T14:00+0000
2022-10-19T19:28+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/104913/44/1049134450_0:3:1219:692_1920x0_80_0_0_7224f81cf46e680415e80cc963b2c283.jpg
spain
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
2016
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/104913/44/1049134450_55:0:1163:696_1920x0_80_0_0_dbde325d23cdeb3d549128c8e6fa48d9.jpgSputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rosiya Segodnya“
video, spain
Magic Cloud: Hypnotizing Dance of Starling Birds Covers the Sky
14:00 GMT 30.12.2016 (Updated: 19:28 GMT 19.10.2022) The Synchronized motion of starling flocks forming whirling swift-changing patterns in the evening sky looks somewhat alien and never fails to delight. Check this video which was shot in Logroño, Spain, on Christmas Day.
This phenomenon is called murmuration, and its reasons are still unclear. According to the researchers, this show of nature in its full glory might be just a defense mechanism in bird’s behavior or an attempt to warm up.