Ornithologists have studied the flocks which do this in the Peak District of England; they reckon the largest flights number about half a million starlings. Why don't they collide? Greased lightning reflexes. They constantly adjust their position to keep a clear space between them and the birds around them - but it still has a touch of magic when you watch them do their stuff. Jack Enright, Buxton, Derbyshire, England.
How do they keep from bumping into each other?
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ReplyDeleteOrnithologists have studied the flocks which do this in the Peak District of England; they reckon the largest flights number about half a million starlings. Why don't they collide? Greased lightning reflexes. They constantly adjust their position to keep a clear space between them and the birds around them - but it still has a touch of magic when you watch them do their stuff.
ReplyDeleteJack Enright, Buxton, Derbyshire, England.