John Gill – “ Isaiah 60:8 Who are these that fly as a cloud,…. Geneva Bible Translation Notes – “Isaiah 60:8 Who these (i) fly as a cloud, and as doves to their windows? (i) Showing what great number will come to the Church, and with what great diligence and zeal.” They also found that the shape of the flock, rather than the size, has the largest effect on this number seven seems optimal for the tightly connected flocks that starlings are known for.”įlock of Starlings Acting As A Swarm ©WikiC They determined that starlings in large flocks consistently coordinate their movements with their seven nearest neighbors. The researchers, led by George Young at Princeton, did their own analysis of murmuration images to see how the birds adjust to their flockmates. As the researchers put it, “the group respond as one” and “cannot be divided into independent subparts.” ( How Do Starling Flocks Create Those Mesmerizing Murmurations?-All About Birds)Īnother quote from this article tells of a recent study, “on starling flocks appeared in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. But the remarkable thing about starling flocks is their fluidity of motion. Even in the case of flocks of geese, which appear to have a leader, the movement of the flock is actually governed collectively by all of the flock members. “Surprising as it may be, flocks of birds are never led by a single individual. Let’s see what we can find out about this phenomenon. Who gave those birds the knowledge to fly like that? Are Starlings the only birds that fly in murmurations like that? How do they keep from running into each other? Questions, questions, questions. ![]() Starling Murmuration ©Flickr Donald Macauley
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