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    • February 7, 2018 at 11:25 pm #257906
      Howard Brown avatarHoward Brown
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      Hans, I could not resist this
      http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/incredible-image-shows-group-of-starlings-in-shape-of-giant-bird-daniel-biber-a8138216.html

      N.B. I am typing this in ‘Text’ mode since I can not get a cursor in Visual mode (although there was no problem with the title). Also, I was going to post this link in the Sunsets and Sunrises thread in reply to Hans’ comment on murmurations – but again could not get a cursor.

      Lastly I am sad to say that Hampshire County Council, UK, was reported in the media last week as cutting down a row of pine trees behind a Police Station/Fire Station to prevent starlings roosting. Apparently it was at police request because bird droppings on police cars slowed response times.

    • February 8, 2018 at 10:25 am #257958
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Wow Hygge, that is an amazing picture. A bird of birds. Thanks for sharing.

      I bet you are also a fan of the BBC series Winterwatch, Springwatch and Autumnwatch. In the last episodes of Winterwatch there were also some murmurations to admire, but not as astonishing as this one.

      Sad story about the police station and their pine trees. However beautiful these swirms are, in great numbers I have seen that these small birds are able to make small trees break and fall under their weight.

      Unfortunately the forum does not work well yet. I suppose someone is working on it.

    • February 8, 2018 at 3:59 pm #257996
      Gavin Pretor-Pinney avatarGavin Pretor-Pinney
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      Hans, we are looking into what might be causing this problem!
      Many thanks for your patience,
      Gavin

    • February 9, 2018 at 11:23 am #258107
      Gavin Pretor-Pinney avatarGavin Pretor-Pinney
      Keymaster

      Hans and Hygge,

      This forum issue – both with posting in general and with uploading images in particular – is now fixed. Thanks for letting us know about it!

    • February 9, 2018 at 11:35 am #258109
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Thank you Gavin. You are welcome.

      We will pick up the thread and the murmuration will  continue…..

    • February 9, 2018 at 3:56 pm #258147
      Laurence Green avatarLaurence Green
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      Here is a contribution from me about the amazing murmorations of Starling birds.

      Yes, I know and have considered, with respect, Starlings can are at times a real a nuisance and an aerial plaque, especially to keepers of livestock etc where they cause havoc, mess etc  and really big problems in all sorts of ways.

      Here is a video footage of the Starlings in fantastic aerial ballet.  No need for ATC (Air Traffic Control) – these creatures do their flights without any collision and perform aerial acrobatics which surpass, with supreme ease, the aerobatics of the worlds foremost aerobatic teams.

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hereford-worcester-42648431/starling-murmurations-draw-photographers-to-Redditch

       

      Laurence

    • March 1, 2018 at 4:03 pm #261136
      Laurence Green avatarLaurence Green
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      Not exactly cloud related but something to marvel at.  I hppe CAS will allow this posting.

      Starlings cause a road block because of gathering in heavy numbers upon a road in Norfolk, UK.

      The video is very short.

      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-43242706/swarm-of-starlings-causes-roadblock-in-Norfolk

      Laurence

       

    • March 1, 2018 at 5:55 pm #261148
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Love it Laurence! Could have been a take from Birds by Hitchcock. Great to see these small birds make traffic stop. Thanks for sharing.

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