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Early fall? Are you seeing blackbird murmurations yet?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 6:57 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 6:57 pm
This afternoon, just east of Knoxville, two murmurations flew over. The larger was first and a second followed about five minutes later
I expect them in late October through December. Could this be a sign of a gentle fall that lasts four months?
I expect them in late October through December. Could this be a sign of a gentle fall that lasts four months?
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Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:00 pm to real turf fan
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:02 pm to real turf fan
The blackbirds were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird, from the Beatles White Album
Trivia: the only song credited to all four of them.
ETA: Got some bad info on that last part.
Blackbird, from the Beatles White Album
Trivia: the only song credited to all four of them.
ETA: Got some bad info on that last part.
This post was edited on 8/27/25 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:18 pm to CockHolliday
A murmuration is a breathtaking natural phenomenon of birds, particularly European starlings, forming complex, swirling patterns in the sky, often in groups of hundreds of thousands.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 7:51 pm to real turf fan
Central Louisiana
Not blackbirds yet but we have 8 hummingbird feeders up and just this week the hummers are starting to be like a swarm of bees. Seems the hummers are at least a couple weeks early.
Not blackbirds yet but we have 8 hummingbird feeders up and just this week the hummers are starting to be like a swarm of bees. Seems the hummers are at least a couple weeks early.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:47 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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Those are cool as frick.
Until they shite on you
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:54 pm to real turf fan
I saw 2 of em on a power line murmuring something and then laughing.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 8:58 pm to BHM
Didn’t know murmuration was a thing but I just remember seeing those big groups of red wings roll over through the rice fields while duck hunting. Always cool to look at.
It’s about all you’ll see hunting ducks in the rice fields these days.
It’s about all you’ll see hunting ducks in the rice fields these days.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:09 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
quote:not per Wiki
Trivia: the only song credited to all four of them
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:14 pm to Kafka
Yep. I fricked the dog on that one.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:15 pm to real turf fan
Sign of a cold winter
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:17 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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Blackbird, from the Beatles White Album
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. A Paul masterpiece
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:17 pm to RanchoLaPuerto
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Trivia: the only song credited to all four of them.
lolwhat Paul is the only person on the record
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:18 pm to BHM
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A murmuration is a breathtaking natural phenomenon of birds, particularly European starlings, forming complex, swirling patterns in the sky, often in groups of hundreds of thousands.
When you realize meth is a problem not limited to mammals.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:19 pm to The Boat
Yep. That was a Paul song, nobody else.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:21 pm to The Boat
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lolwhat Paul is the only person on the record
Yep. I got that wrong.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 9:28 pm to The Boat
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lolwhat Paul is the only person on the record
Paul died in a car wreck in 1966.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 9:01 am to real turf fan
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blackbird murmurations
more likely starlings.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 10:42 am to winkchance
In winter here it's starlings because they land and feed on the seeds left on hay fields and even in our yard.
The two flocks the other day, the first one all appeared to have dark feathers, but the second looked gray. I don't think it was the sun angle, and people have talked about other birds doing the group thing. That gray was almost mockingbird gray, but mockingbirds don't get along with other mockingbirds even on good days.
The two flocks the other day, the first one all appeared to have dark feathers, but the second looked gray. I don't think it was the sun angle, and people have talked about other birds doing the group thing. That gray was almost mockingbird gray, but mockingbirds don't get along with other mockingbirds even on good days.
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