A nightly gathering of thousands of birds called a “murmuration” has captured the attention of entertainment-starved people in Northern California.
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Murmuration
//ˌmɝməˈɹeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "murmuration" (31 found)
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French
1 entries- murmuration noun (flock)
Russian
1 entries- мурмура́ция noun (flock)
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"Oh! I wasted most of my morning crawling to a murmuration of starlings, which I foolishly mistook for congregation of plover."
Source: wiktionary
The same dynamics can be seen in starlings: On clear winter evenings, murmurations of the tiny blackish birds gather in Rome’s sunset skies, wheeling about like rustling cloth.
Source: wiktionary
Professor Anne Goodenough, an applied ecologist at the University of Gloucestershire who led the research, said: ‘It appears murmuration has become the norm – a general way for the starlings to stay safe from predators.’
Source: wiktionary
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