murmuration
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Most of us know a murmuration of starlings, but we’ve rarely seen it described this well:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Come to think of it, thoughts are perhaps not unlike a murmuration of starlings, flitting and swooping and morphing with seemingly serendipitous activation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
LEE VINING, Calif. — Thousands of birds fill the air over Mono Lake, banking and swooping in a swirling murmuration that resembles an aerial school of fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
"Breathtaking" footage of what was believed to be a peregrine falcon attempting to hunt during a murmuration of thousands of starlings has been captured on video.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2025
A murmuration of starlings swirls on the air current.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
