murmurations

Red-winged Blackbird Flock Video Clip From Sequoyah NWR

By Mia McPherson|November 26th, 2024|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Oklahoma, Red-winged Blackbirds, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Utah, Video|Tags: adult, Agelaius phoeniceus, blackbird, blackbirds, changing seasons, displaying, flock, flocking, flocks, male, marsh, mating season, murmurations, Red-winged Blackbird, video, winter|

I meant to share this Red-winged Blackbird video clip earlier, but I hadn’t gotten around to merging the two videos and processing them until last night.

Murmuration Of European Starlings On The Wing

By Mia McPherson|December 16th, 2023|Categories: Birds, European Starlings, Salt Lake County, Utah|Tags: autumn, bank, blasting off, constellation, edge, European Starling, fall, flight, flock, flying, lifting off, Murmuration, murmurations, on the wing, park, pond, shore, sky, starling, starlings, Sturnus vulgaris, taking off, trees, urban, water|

I wasn't the only person who noticed the huge murmuration of European Starlings at my local pond yesterday morning; other people stopped and admired them too.