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1000+ European Starlings (Murmuration)

Sturnus vulgaris

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Description:

A murmuration of 1000+ European Starlings.

Habitat:

Along side a road leading to a State Game Area consisting of wetland, farmland, vacant fields and a stone quarry.

Notes:

According to "https://www.lancswt.org.uk/blog/charlotte-varela/starling-murmuration-f…; Murmurations are huge groups of starlings that twist, turn, swoop and swirl across the sky in beautiful shape-shifting clouds.

Reference Links:

Common starling - Wikipedia

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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021

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