European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year, however, ...

A swirling “bird tornado” over farmland near Torrington turned out to be a flock of European starlings. While a sight to see, ...

This starling murmuration video filmed in Ireland will have you in complete awe of nature. Crowds are flocking to Timoleague, Co Cork, to witness amazing starling murmurations in person after several ...

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...

Photographer Søren Solkær describes early autumn in Denmark as eternal. When the sky grows darker around sunset, time stops. But this imperishable moment is sometimes caused by a phenomenon slightly ...

Stunning murmurations of Rosy Starlings fill the skies of Thoothukudi as winter migration season reaches its peak.

The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare - or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans. Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in the third scene of ...

As starling numbers fall to record lows in the UK, gardeners have been urged to feed them four specific food scraps to help them thrive. According to the 2025 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, fewer ...

Why is a flock of starlings like a glass of water? The answer is that both are complex systems with many parts acting together as one. The Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist Giorgio Parisi has ...