The Miracle of Murmuration

ORIGINAL: NYTimes

By ANDREW C. REVKIN

November 7, 2011

I’ve been lucky enough to witness lots of marvelous phenomena in the wild world, from newts in November to an owl print in fresh snow to a waterspout at sea, but I readily admit I’ve never witnessed what these canoeists in Ireland saw not long ago — murmurating starlings:

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A chance encounter and shared moment with one of natures greatest and most fleeting phenomena.