A murmuration is a large group of birds, usually starlings, that all fly together and change direction together. Birds gather in murmurations for a variety of reasons. Grouping together offers safety in numbers as predators like peregrine falcons find it hard to target one bird in amongst a hypnotising flock of thousands. Starlings also gather to keep warm at night and exchange information about good feeding areas.
Murmurations
Murmurations
Murmurations
A murmuration is a large group of birds, usually starlings, that all fly together and change direction together. Birds gather in murmurations for a variety of reasons. Grouping together offers safety in numbers as predators like peregrine falcons find it hard to target one bird in amongst a hypnotising flock of thousands. Starlings also gather to keep warm at night and exchange information about good feeding areas.