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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:46 PM Original message |
Amazing 500,000-Bird Swarm Captured on Video Over Sacramento County |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
1. the k and the r |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. THAT was awesome. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Thanks for posting that. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Here is another video on it: |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. Actually, that is not wonderful |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Kind of like Eurpoeans displaced natives |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. link to video. BIRDCLOUD! |
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VanW (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. Beautiful, but European Starlings are an invasive species |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Well, there are a lot of hunters out there, open up season on em |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. We've so wrecked the planet that what was once commonplace is now |
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VanW (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yes, Passenger Pigeons used to flock in the billions |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I remember as a child how plentiful birds were. Now, not so much. Welcome to DU, VanW. n/t |
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VanW (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thank you |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. yes, we actually have Band Tailed pigeons eating sunflower seed; they are hunted & endangered |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
11. Starlings - yuck |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. I was just watching the video. These birds were responding to predation. |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I noticed the other bird, too. |
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The River (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. A Rather Small Swarm |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
18. I get excited when a flock of geese passes overhead |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. How big a flock have you seen |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I'm not good at guessing numbers |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
22. Ah, starlings -- the "Zebra Mussel of birds". nt |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. LOL at one of the comments: "And at least half slept with Tiger!!!! Ba-ha-ha-ha" |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-12-09 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
24. I have a starling story to share.... |
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