Odd Spot: Dead Birds in the Street
A suburban street in Mexico with dead blackbirds scattered around. What happened? It was none the obvious causes: chemicals, shooting, lightening, an aircraft, or even aliens. Understanding the cause first requires a diversion. Murmurations are large flocks, usually of starlings, that gather around sunset above their roosting sites. There, they twist and turn into fantastical shapes - they even may fold back and through each other. Click on the image to see a spectacular video. This remarkable…