AN AMAZING PHENOMENA OF NATURE ! ! !
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AMAZING!! Would like to see that someday.

Truly, a thing of wonder.

You should see the flocks of quelea in Africa.
Thousands, if not tens of thousands, in a single flock swirling over the bush.

George

I wonder what the passenger pigeon flocks were like.

Beautiful! Thanks

I can remember coming back from the Butte on 85 and the string of blackbirds flying in the Bosque Del Apache area stretching for miles.
Never before or since those days have seen that many birds. Like a column flying to some planned stop.

Now that was impressive.

That brought back memories. Thanks

One evening I was sitting in a blind made from tree limbs in Zimbabwe, by a lake, hoping for a sable to come in to drink. I was keyed-up because there were lion tracks in the mud. Suddenly a large flock of quelea came swooping in behind me. Scared the living shit out of me. They were flying so low, so fast that they ruptured the surface of the water with just the turbulence from their wings.

Great! My memories of Starlings are from growing up in Ill. The birds invaded the town and everything was getting covered in bird poop. There was a big effort to get rid of them.