BIRD BALLET
ys watching
Kerensa, 7, enjo
gs making
fl ocks of starlin
sky as they
patterns in the
e called
fl y. The fl ocks ar
and can be
murmurations
usands of
made up of tho
sky, making
starlings in the
a moving dark
what looks like
She says:
cloud of fl ight.
t
"When I look a
I see a
murmurations
erent shapes,
tornado of diff
Diplodocus
for instance: a
backwards,
being dragged
ooping but
a manta ray sw
d of water,
TO R E A D
in the sky instea
ABOUT
py
p
o
p
a
,
g
in
rn
a cobra tu
s, a seal, a
fi eld, fi rework
T U R N TO
eapod, a
PA G E 1 8
rocket ship, a p
llyfi sh,
je
a
,
rm
a
ch
rt
hea
n swimsuit
an upside-dow
s. I love the
or a Triceratop
eople see
way diff erent p
es in the birds'
diff erent shap
movement."
B I R D SON
G
SEE THE TWISTS AND TURNS OF THESE STARLING PATTERNS:
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