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Starlings flock to the West Pier. SamuelJB/Shutterstock

March 21, 2023

Wild Isles: starling murmuration in BBC documentary reveals as much about people as it does about birds

Samuel Shaw, The Open University

Historic paintings can be just as valuable as educational tools as videos created using the latest technologies.

Murmurations can have as many as 750,000 birds flying in unison. mikedabell/iStock via Getty Images

March 14, 2022

Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? A biologist explains the science of murmurations

Tom Langen, Clarkson University

These coordinated movements of a flock of starlings follow no plan or leader. Scientists used to think the animals must communicate via ESP to create these fast-moving blobs.

February 6, 2019

Starling murmurations: the science behind one of nature’s greatest displays

A. Jamie Wood, University of York and Colin Beale, University of York

The birds follow a few simple rules to create complex patterns.

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A. Jamie Wood
Reader, Departments of Biology and Mathematics, University of York
Colin Beale
Professor of Ecology, University of York
Tom Langen
Professor of Biology, Clarkson University
Samuel Shaw
Lecturer in History of Art, The Open University

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