A Stunning, Chance Encounter With Nature

Sophie Wind­sor Clive and Lib­er­ty Smith were canoe­ing some­where in Ire­land when they had a chance encounter with one of nature’s great­est and most fleet­ing phe­nom­e­na — a mur­mu­ra­tion of star­lings. The spec­ta­cle is a mag­i­cal case of math­e­mat­i­cal chaos in action. And, it’s all dri­ven by the quest for sur­vival. The Tele­graph has more.…

via Dot Earth

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