Masses of migrating starlings formed shape-shifting aerial sculptures over southern Israel.
Starlings perch on a branch near Beersheba. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
Starlings are silhouetted as they fly during sunset near Beersheba. (Amir Cohen/Reuters) if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){console.log("hedva connatix");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}
The birds that come in from Russia and Eastern Europe every winter, swooped, pivoted and soared, taking the shape of clouds and giant creatures in the skies.
A murmuration of starlings fly above fields near Beersheba. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
The starling "murmurations" maneuver in this unique way to scare off predators or even buffet them away by generating waves of air, ornithologists say.