MaxwellsDaemonJan 27, 2023
Lana
Amazing murmuration the other evening. Especially the formation of a ‘bird of prey’ shape
#starlings #murmuration #Yorkshire #naturephotography #Birds #nature #rspb #winterwatch
Jan 21, 2023 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadGeriónJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo Es realmente increible la coordinación en el vuelo de las aves.
Show threadKitsyJan 21, 2023

@lanmijo

Wow. Thank you, Lana, so much for this! I could watch this for hours...breathing in and out in rhythm with their formations. So cool.

Thanks!

Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@kitsystratton my pleasure 😊
Show threadSocialistStanJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo A complex dynamic system in action
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@SocialistStan Definitely!
Show threadmdcJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo Mesmerizing!
Show threadflexghost.Jan 21, 2023
@lanmijo most anxiety in a game of “tag” ever
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@flexghost Ha yes!
Show threadPatty KimuraJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo Saw a flock/swarm the other day, and realized we used to see many, now it's a rarity.
Show threadLGsMomJan 22, 2023
@pattykimura @lanmijo I remember watching flocks fly overhead. They would take several minutes to clear the sky. And the cacophony of calls!!!
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@LGsMom @pattykimura Yes very loud when overhead! You need to watch out for the poop too! ☺️
Show threadArtful DodgerJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo #wow, just #wow
Show threadKanikiJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo
Show threadSpenbroc 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺🇺🇦🚴🏊🏃🧗⚖️Jan 21, 2023

@lanmijo

Thanks for sharing - a wonderful sight 🪶 👏👍

Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@spenbroc My pleasure 😊
Show threadMarshall AbramsJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo No screen saver can match the beautify of such patterns. Thank you.
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@marshall_0i Absolutely! 😊
Show threadLiz MullenJan 21, 2023
@lanmijo That’s awesome!
Show threadSomersetWhovian 🇺🇦💙Jan 22, 2023
@lanmijo
What a capture! It's one of the best I've ever seen. I must get down to the Somerset Levels and hope I'm lucky enough to see one.
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@ClaireCopperman Thanks so much! Right place at the right time 😊
Show threadCrystal_Fish_CavesJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo ...and I have a new fav word of the day! murmuration woohoo thx!!
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@CrystalFishCaves And what a word! ☺️
Show threadmy display nameJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo this is sort of chilling 😭 but i imagine it's a vibe to be a bird flying in there
Show threadShannonJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo That's so great. Thanks for sharing.
Show threadMᴀʀᴋ VᴀɴᴅᴇWᴇᴛᴛᴇʀɪɴɢJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Excellent. This reminds me of the book I just finished, "Slow Birding" which added "murmuration" to the list of words I now understand.
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@brainwagon Brilliant 😊
Show threadMarjaJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo I always wonder: who gives the order to turn the other way?
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@Marja I think it’s bird telepathy!
Show threadSarah Jay De RosaJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Simply amazing! I remember such a thing saved me from a difficult conversation with my father about divorcing my mother. I was too young for such a talk (7 years old), but suddenly we saw this in the sky, he said to me "Look at that!" and avoided the conversation. One more reason to love the flight of birds 💜
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@sarahjayderosa Ah - yes must have been a welcome distraction for him. Birds are fab!
Show threadJacobJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Really nice video 😃 thanks for sharing. Starlings flying like that is called ‘sort sol’ in Danish (black sun). I rarely get to see it, living in the city. They usually congregate like that in marshes https://da.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sort_sol
Sort sol - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi

Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@jacobwittrock It really does too! Thank you 😊
Show thread| A Z U R I E L |Jan 22, 2023
@lanmijo very apropo. Just watched the final episode of Cabinet of Curiosities.
Show threadJosh Lange Jan 22, 2023

@lanmijo there's nothing else like it. Back when we were working on Star Trek Beyond, we studied videos like this to create the swarm ships animation.

https://youtu.be/HC1YIxyl1Wc

The Swarm Attack (4K) Star Trek

YouTube
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@JoshLange Oh that’s really interesting to hear! Nature is very inspirational 😊
Show threadPhil SmytheJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo I wonder what a starling’s individual experience of these murmurations is like? Cause, for sure, it isn’t getting to watch the footage back.
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@psmythe I know would be amazing to watch from a starling POV!
Show threadJohn KrantzJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo amazing. I love this.
Show threadIncognitimJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo
One thing is for certain: there is no stopping them; the birds will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new avian overlords..
Show threadFred DyerJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo I never get tired of watching videos like this, and this is an especially good one, especially because it lacks a soundtrack consisting of Pachelbel's Canon in D
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@fcdyer I muted the sound but it would be great with a music soundtrack
Show threadFred DyerJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo I love watching such videos when they just have natural background sounds (unless there's a motorway nearby or something like that!)
Show threadEric HolsingerJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo that is beautiful
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@ericholsinger Thank you
Show threadPeaceNikJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Amazing!
Show threadalysonsee (Fca)Jan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Very soothing to watch. I hope I see one in person one day.
Show threadJohn BeggsJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo This was always happening in my area (SW Ontario Canada) in late summer/early fall. Zillions of them. Then they seemed to vanish for few years. And then, suddenly in mid January there was a small cloud of them - thousand or more I'd guestimate. Very strange.
Show threadLanaJan 22, 2023
@JohnBeggs I think some of the ones here migrate from colder parts of Europe. We do have resident ones too.
Show threadbillheywoodJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo
That's a lovely murmuration
Show threadKFCSpikeJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo Brillyunt - good capture
Show threadHobson LaneJan 22, 2023

@mdyshel mesmerizing awe inspiring animal video for you this afternoon. I can't imagine what is going through the mind of this "collective consciousness"

@lanmijo

#ProsocialAI #CollectiveIntelligence #CollectiveConsciousnes #EmergentBehavior #emergence

Show threadLouise Løvehjerte 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇺🇦Jan 22, 2023
@lanmijo It's called black sun in Denmark...
Show threadkarenJan 22, 2023
@lanmijo there is a rookery in the wood behind my house and the shapes they make are hypnotic
Show threadHannahJan 23, 2023
@lanmijo
This is wonderful! We don’t see things like this where I live.
Show threadPeeBeeJayBeeJan 23, 2023
@lanmijo 😍
Show threadMarkNWJan 23, 2023
@lanmijo Stunning!
Show threadRuby S.Jan 23, 2023
@lanmijo I could watch this all day
Show threadUnprecedented 2023Jan 24, 2023
@lanmijo Mesmerizing. Like they are putting on an act for entertainment purposes.
Show threadCoolBlenderKittenJan 31, 2023
@lanmijo
Wow, this is absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing 💋💕
Show threadlonely extrovertOct 31, 2023
@lanmijo starlings? so amazing.