One evening in December 2006 a peregrine falcon flew out to find a meal in Torino, Italy.
His attention was draw by a large flock of European starlings approaching their roost at the old Fiat building.
Watch this one-minute video and you’ll see how the starlings evaded the peregrine.
I’m amazed the peregrine continued his attack after the starling flock turned into a solid ball!
Very cool.
WOW!
Fascinating!
On peregrines and Gose hawks, I thought you and your audience might find this interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_RHRAzUHM
Thank you for posting this! While driving on the Parkway last weeked, I noted a flock of ~ 100 birds that was moving with the same “amoeba-like” pattern, staying tightly knit and changing directions as one without any sign of a “lead bird”. I’d wondered what the flock was, and now I’m suspecting that I saw starlings!
Utterly amazing! Never seen anything like it before. Thanks for sharing.
I like starlings, they’re very funny birds and very good singers…just need to pay attention for sounds starlings make – they can sing many phrases and they can learn sounds…it’s kinda amazing to watch starlings….
I’ve taken photos of starling doing gymnastics:
http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/gbmax/5_29_2010/P5298595_1.jpg
same photo upside down:
http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/gbmax/5_29_2010/P5298595_2.jpg
More starlings:
http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/gbmax/5_29_2010/P5298594_1.jpg
http://i559.photobucket.com/albums/ss35/gbmax/BIRDS_4-16-2010/P4168043_1.jpg