When I was at the grocery store the other day, I was watching a small group of starlings sitting on a tower in the distance. I decided to get some pictures. While I was getting my camera out, they all scattered. When I zoomed in, they were in a murmuration and a falcon was chasing them. The murmation is designed to confuse raptors. They move in this tight formation, moving in synch in all these different ways like a cloud, confusing the raptor who cannot lock on to one single bird. This went on for a while. The raptor gave up and the starlings went back to their perch on the tower. It was something to watch! Click on pictures to enlarge.
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor
© Chris Taylor