What causes a murmuration of birds?
Predators are more likely to catch the nearest prey, so the swirling of a murmuration could happen as individual birds try to move toward the safer middle of the crowd. Scientists call this the selfish herd effect. Of course, the more birds in a flock, the more eyes and ears to detect the predator before it's too late. Love this !!!!!!!!
Predators are more likely to catch the nearest prey, so the swirling of a murmuration could happen as individual birds try to move toward the safer middle of the crowd. Scientists call this the selfish herd effect. Of course, the more birds in a flock, the more eyes and ears to detect the predator before it's too late. Love this !!!!!!!!