The Apocolypse

[stevet1]

I knew I shouldn't have robbed that last grave.

• an inscription near the door of King Tutankhamen's tomb

"Death shall come on swift wings to him who disturbs the peace of the King".

A T8i with an 18-135mm lens. F/7,1, 1/400, ISO 1250

Steve Thomas

[stevet1]

Twice a year, the starlings gather together in preparation for their migration either north or south, depending on the season. With respect to starlings, these gatherings are called Constellations, or Murmurations. I believe they are following the harvests, where there is food to be found among the fallen grain.

They number in the hundreds of thousands and move with one mind. It's a force of nature like the tides.

I live in a flight zone, and watching them pass overhead is a sight to behold. The sound is deafening, and their passing will blot out the sun. You truly do feel like you have "disturbed the peace of the king."

As an example, I filmed this last year:

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rduqlu1wx2jnxoz02izhe/Epic-star-ings-2.mp4?rlkey=g51ixgy6y6iqij3zqd4vvonj3&e=...

Steve Thomas

[Penny4]

How all those birds don’t run into each other is amazing, thanks for sharing

[Tintype_18]

I once saw a migration of birds, too far away to tell the species. Can't begin to guess the width and height of the column but we watched it for several minutes to pass over.