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

A drone photographer has captured video of a starling murmuration swooping over a seaside town.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

When the tiny figure could be seen, threading wearily through the far trees of the chase, a murmuration went up among the people.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White