These pictures were taken this week, but not all today. I just thought it was interesting to compare the two species.
First we have the pigeons from the space station, er... grain elevator. You can't tell all of the difference in still shots. The pigeons fly more slowly, and seem to rise higher, then settle down on a wire, or roof, or whatever.
The starlings seem to fly more horizontally. They just zoom across the sky and suddenly they are all in a tree, and then just gone again without ever climbing vertically.
I think I need to try to catch video clips!
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that's a lot of birds.
ReplyDeleteAnd you need to avoid the droppings as well.
ReplyDeleteThese are great pictures. I've always wanted to get pictures of a whole flock of birds at a time.
ReplyDeleteAnn- indeed! The pigeons seem to camp at the space station. The starlings just blow through on their way to somewhere else.
ReplyDeleterainfield- true enough!
Ratty- the pigeons are easy, as they are often hanging around. I chased the starlings around the house... missed the best pic, but this one is better than none.
The sky really seems full of these birds. They fly in such big flocks! I wouldn't want to be standing underneath.
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