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Iv got a question witch will probably sound. Daft. Question - when birds swarm in to a ball kind of shape is there certain birds in the flock witch lead them in a certain direction are some birds higher in the pecking order witch choose were the swarm of birds goes or are they all acting as one

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A murmaration is the correct terminology I think.

 

Starlings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakKfY5aHmY

always reminds me of sardines :laugh: when the tuna are hunting them :laugh: theres a murmaration :thumbs: that displays over a roundabout near a local superstore before going onto the powerlines to roost, im surprised there hasnt been an accident :laugh:
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