After an hour of build-up, the chatter of half a million starlings had approached its crescendo. I pulled my binoculars to my ...

Avoiding the predators One key function of starling murmurations is to protect the birds against predators. When a predator like a hawk or falcon approaches, the flock's erratic and constantly ...

Some believe starlings flock in this way to stay warm ... But how, exactly, the birds move in this way, at such proximity, as if they have morphed into one sentient organism, remains a mystery ...

Starling murmurations are one of nature's most mesmerizing spectacles seen in thousands of starlings, small birds having three toes facing in front and two backwards, moving in harmoniously in ...

The starling has emerged as the UK's garden bird champion, taking top spot in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, it was announced today. But the survey found that the number of starlings has ...

Starling remains were also found in the No ... Any airplane encountering a massive flock of birds at low altitude, when its air speed is critical, is going to have trouble.” ...

The common European starling, Sturnus vulgaris, is a black-hued bird with a blue-green iridescence ... When they gang up in great flocks, as they often do, they make a dreadful din.