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)
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. cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId: '36af7c51-0caf-4741-9824-2c941fc6c17b' }).render('4c4d856e0e6f4e3d808bbc1715e132f6'); });