Sheril Kirshenbaum

Have you ever watched a starling murmuration?

That’s when thousands of #birds seem to dance in spectacular formation, whirling & swirling gracefully across the sky. https://youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY #nature #science

Scientists, engineers, mathematicians, & citizen scientists have been exploring what’s happening inside murmurations: https://theconversation.com/why-do-flocks-of-birds-swoop-and-swirl-together-in-the-sky-a-biologist-explains-the-science-of-murmurations-176194 @TheConversationUS

Flight of the Starlings: Watch This Eerie but Beautiful Phenomenon | Short Film Showcase

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May 23, 2023 at 1:23amMetatext
Show threadThomasMay 23, 2023
@TheConversationUS @Sheril Yes I’ve seen them! Over big open fields and wood in Southern Indiana and Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing, this is a fascinating phenomenon.
Show threadbignoseMay 23, 2023

@Sheril One of my favourite #BoardGames, #SpiritIsland, has the players each take on the role of a powerful spirit, all collaborating to defend the island.

The Spirit named “Many Minds Move As One” https://spiritislandwiki.com/index.php?title=Many_Minds_Move_as_One has strange and powerful abilities, letting the player use the animals and beasts to repel the invaders.

The game art represents it as a murmuration of birds.

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Many Minds Move as One - Spirit Island Wiki

Show threadThom DenholmMay 23, 2023
@Sheril @TheConversationUS
See also Boids algorithm
Show threadSomersetWhovian 🇺🇦💙May 23, 2023
@Sheril
Yes! We get some wonderful murmurations in winter on the #Somerset Levels. Fascinating to learn more about them.