murmuration

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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

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

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

A murmuration is the name given to thousands of birds all swooping and diving in unison and the starlings of Belfast even appeared on BBC's Countryfile and The One Show.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023

Who hasn't gazed at a murmuration of thousands of starlings wheeling rhythmically above their roost at dusk, and not wondered at the majesty and mystery of natural systems?

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2023

A murmuration of starlings swirls on the air current.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper