Hundreds of birds take to the air in an incredible ballet that just needs to be seen by all

[charlie and algernon]

[madinmaryland]

1. Hey Charlie!! How about them Ravens!!

[Honeycombe8]

2. Like the birds, but had to stop it. The singing voice was irritating.

It should've just been music.

[charlie and algernon]

4. he definitely has a unique style.

I have no idea if he talks like that normally, or if that's just his singing style.

[astral]

5. I liked the video and the music too.

Had to comment on this post b/c I was just thinking how the music WITH the voice perfectly suited the video part. Nice way to start the day ; )

[alp227]

3. CAT FOOD HEAVEN! (j/k)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZDdtAj9kZ_8/S4ApWe8UIZI/AAAAAAAABTA/sr9BPR1nP14/s400/kitten+thinks+of+nothing+but+murder.jpg

[Demoiselle]

6. Wonderful! What kind of birds are they?

[charlie and algernon]

7. Buzzfeed says that they are Starlings.

[Demoiselle]

8. Thanks.

[Arugula Latte]

9. Cool! There's a school here in Portland, Ore. where this happens and crowds come to watch

the swifts every night in September.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. There used to be an abandoned church in the neighborhood where I lived and

birds would put on a display like this every evening. It almost looked as though they were being vacuumed out of the sky by the chimney as they flew into it for the night.

[Arugula Latte]

16. It is an amazing spectacle.

How they don't smash into each other -- hard to comprehend.

[In_The_Wind]

10. I agree with you, a must see for everyone.

IRL, I'll park my car to watch when it's safe to do so.

Cannot get enough of watching birds.

[lastlib]

11. D#$&n starlings!!1! Where's my shotgun??!?

they're just locusts with feathers.

[NV Whino]

12. That's the best capture of the starling dance that I've seen

Starlings hit the vineyards here after harvest to glean the remains, but I've never seen a better dance than the one in the video.

Recently I've been marveling at the difference between the starlings and our recent influx of robins. The robins rise up from the vineyards helter skelter, individually, in all directions as opposed the the starling coordinated ballet. Kitty porn at dusk.

[UTUSN]

14. Thanks. Lovely. n/t

[bif]

15. Who's the singer?

I like his voice.

[charlie and algernon]

17. Alt-J is the band. Don't know the name of the singer.

[csziggy]

18. Murmurations are impressive

Here are starlings in their proper habitat - England:

[mucifer]

19. That's why I get so upset when I see one bird in a cage.

It makes me so sad.

[tavalon]

20. Wow, beautiful

and I love crasher squirrel. Thanks for keeping him around in your sig line!