Knot #murmuration, #Snettisham

On the day I visited, 59,000 knots and 20,000 #pinkfootedgeese (anser brachyrhynchus) performed their murmuration. They rose together in shifting formation not simply to avoid the rising sea but to protect against predators. It’s much harder for hawks to seize closely packed and fast-moving birds than individuals flying slowly and alone. Their self-protection is instinctual, but also emotional and cognitive.
#BirdsofMastodon

https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/15/political-murmurations/