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04 March 2011

Swarming sparrows →[More:]This is in my home town Utrecht btw.

post by: jouke at: 05:19 | 6 comments

That was fascinating. It's so absorbing watching the forms change that I almost forgot I was watching birds.

posted by JanetLand 04 March | 07:30

Mesmerizing. When the concentrations of birds change at different points in the form, it seems to ripple.

posted by initapplette 04 March | 11:33

Amazing, totally! There was an FPP of something similar awhile back.

posted by fancyoats 04 March | 13:20

Wow.

posted by BoringPostcards 04 March | 13:23

That's a weird combination of fascinating and creepy. I wouldn't want to be directly underneath the flock.

posted by deborah 04 March | 18:17

It's even better when you see them in real life. At moments when they turn their flapping wings will suddenly block or reflect the light with a frequency.

btw I found out through fancycoats link that 'spreeuw' doesn't translate as 'sparrow' as one would think. Sorry about that. These are starlings.

posted by jouke 05 March | 02:47

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