ULTIMATE MURMURATION - PEREGRINE HUNTS STARLINGS IN ROME - EARTHFLIGHT

[@HelenaMikas]

Starlings are amazing birds and what they can do ...mimic , talk , and most of all stay together for protection .A lesson there for all of us ..

[@Bonza001]

can't even imagine how you could film something like this let alone the close ups but hats off to you it's an amazing piece of footage

[@suebonnington]

Don't you just love clicking on a video and hearing David Tennant's voice? :)

[@Arjetube]

I would rate it under the top 10 of most incredible things on earth

[@jameslandon4126]

One of your top 10 most incredible things on earth happens in my field and my yard every day and I call it a nuisance. They eat everything, shit everywhere, and spread disease. Go team Falcon!!

[@soothingrelaxing123]

The symphony in the background when it tries to hunt simply amazing footage

[@vyperspit]

Sometimes I like to call European starlings "flying anchovies" because their flocks remind me of schools of anchovies that live in the ocean. Those fish can form into massive, wavy formations too.

[@motherlandbot6837]

Atlantic Herring (Anchovy cousins) do the same, as do Capelin and Pilchards.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Anything that can outmanoeuvre a Peregrine in the air deserves to fly free.

[@motherlandbot6837]

Most swifts and wild Rock Pigeons can outmaneuver an attacking Peregrine with ease. A Peregrine is adapted for speed in targeting and diving at selected targets, not for maneuverability or fast ascent. Wild Rock Pigeons and most swifts can also fly faster than a Peregrine in self propelled flight.

[@738polarbear]

An absolutely amazing ,stunning display and all that some people get from it is talking about bird poop. I pity them .

[@angeloddrev]

lol it is amazing but they are 100% right about the poop, imaging standing beneath and you hear the sound of 'rain', except it is not rain.. that is the reality! lol

[@brisbailrocks]

I'm surprised that the falcon didn't grab one of the starlings. Their formations and maneuvers are amazing.

[@kiarazoccogoldenbonniegirl1641]

I will never understand why ppl hate those amazing aerial shows, I don't have Starlings in my country, and I wanna see one of those beautiful things of nature in person.

[@tokara61]

Very nice compilation and educational film!

[@AleeshaWeesha]

BBC produces some amazing footage. You can check out their channel for more footage of their series "Earthflight".

[@robelicit]

*Thank u @JohnDownerProd* for uploading this; PBS & Nature series ( EARTHFLIGHT ) folks have not only removed it from their website.. they've apparently scoured the web to remove it, i.e. I searched & could not find it *anywhere but here*

[@jahnteigen7375]

amazing.. did i see jonathan flying upside down... fantastic.. shivering

[@autumnwhispers2me]

Beautiful

[@Sjiftmaister]

Thumbs up if you also think that having David Tennant as narrator is just simply "Brilliant" :P

[@janiscalaba4932]

Oh my gosh different colors... amazing ✌️❤️

[@Daniel-pr4uk]

"As soon as the child learns the word for a bird, the child stops really seeing the bird"

[@Gman224]

who is this referencing?

[@Daniel-pr4uk]

@@Gman224 J.Krishnamurti

[@kimbraegunn7114]

I saw this spectacle in Cordova, Spain over the Gudaquilvir river. Natures wonder.

[@gardentours]

That's so amazing 🐦👍

[@sosgodanswers]

I'm always back to this video to see it! It gives me inspiration to write about one's action on thousands of innocent beings! Humans also do this!

[@aliciasuarez1495]

The prodigious thing is that they can turn 90 degrees very quickly, that puts them safe from other larger and faster birds.

[@gladnxofxgallifrey]

This is fantastic!

[@russellstoneback128]

John Downer Productions:: I am reaching out in behalf of Grace United Methodist Church in Rockford, I’ll. Could we use a small clip of this video in our service this week. Thank you or the great video, nice work!

[@1950boots]

Stunning!

[@angelojoaquim]

Fantastico!

[@geraldgifford2789]

Awesome, !

[@freshANDhesh]

They say this is caused by the falcon and is a defense mechanism. I think they are just doing their thing and the falcon tries to snag a meal and cant. They would do it regardless.

[@smileyface8832]

*Good for that flying hungry falcon. I guess it couldn't catch any of the of the beautiful starlings up in the sky.*

[@jw2327]

@HollosiJ Agrreee. They nest in the U.K. in houses all the time. The ones in the video may be specifically Siberian Starlings. If there is such a thing, although BBC nature documentary's have been declining in quality & in accuracy/careful wording. I think Dave's retired :*(((

[@vanreliant5584]

They make the various fighter jet display teams look like amateurs.

[@adolforodriguez3781]

¡impresionante! He tenido oportunidad de verlo en directo en Roma. También las Gaviotas los cazan al anochecer, en la pza Largo di Torre Argentina.

[@MsFreedombear]

Wow graet video!!

[@bethmoore7279]

I wouldn't want to be walking under those birds without a hard hat and an umbrella ~

[@biogneuma]

FANTASTICO!!!

[@anupambhatt]

ज़बरदस्त .. बेहतरीन

How do you film this - perplexed?

[@Hell23421]

It's amazing

[@MAREBLU2000]

BELLISSIMO, mi piace moltissimo grazie di ♥

[@sarmoc1]

nice murmuration ... who plays the background music?

[@dogzbody64]

wow amazing

[@ghuita87]

Dosa apa tuh? Bad sign..

[@Shadowstrap]

I used to work at an old builders yard and in the evenings you'd have huge swarms of them above the yard as the sun went down

[@jacksmales4973]

stunning

[@ArifBillahOnGoogle]

Let's be honest, the background music was not there in real life, or was it?

[@NAJICA5571]

beautiful.

[@didocarthage]

I never can understand why in these sorts of shows everybody seems happy the predator loses out. There are 5 million of them, for heaven's sake. And they're starlings. Not exactly an endangered species. Poor falcon goes hungry.

[@josephdrach2276]

Those are the breaks.The Peregrine falcon is the fastest bird on earth,so it won't go hungry for long.A bird that does over 250mph will find another bird to catch and eat.

[@Tismesue]

I know this is a really old comment but I was just thinking about this subject earlier today. Recently I watched 2 videos which had different effects on me because of how the footage was presented. In one I was really happy when the bird (a petrel) did not get its prey (a baby penguin). Not long after I saw another video in which a starving polar bear was trying to catch a baby walrus but he was unsuccessful, injured in the attempt and laid down to die. I desperately wanted him to catch his prey. It made me think, if the wildlife film had been following the petrel and showing its starving chicks and its desperate hunt for food, would I have felt differently? Of course I would; it's about the presentation and although this is probably not the best example because who doesn't adore penguin chicks, it's easy to see how one would feel differently had it been presented from the petrel's point of view. Now, this is such an old comment I probably will never get any feedback but felt compelled to write it anyway. I was just really surprised at how different I felt when it came to the starving bear when normally I hate to see any animal killed in nature even though I completely understand that's the way of things.

[@soulreaperichig0]

@@Tismesue Feedback.

[@Tismesue]

@@soulreaperichig0 Haha, thank you 😁

[@cruzechevy3485]

I'm glad the falcon and hawks loses out on his meal. Poor falcon my butt, he'll find another meal.

[@freshANDhesh]

You would think bait balls of anchovies would do this as well to avoid the tunas and swordfish.

[@karenmusato]

I like it so much

[@bamf420brbzoso]

I thought it was cool because I like all three as well and wouldn't have even seen your post if it wasn't for the hater above ;)

[@infinityblaze7600]

wow this blew my mind i never knew that something so tiny can out run a peregrine falcon. the peregrine is my favourite i wish a had one for a pet.

[@HelenaMikas]

please tell me why you would want a 'wild' bird for a pet ..? Cat , or dog maybe but birds are meant to fly free ...

[@kiarazoccogoldenbonniegirl1641]

Also you need to learn Falconry before have a Bird of Prey

[@Madasin_Paine]

While its top speed approaches 200 miles an hour as it falls from the sky it's horizontal speed is about 100 miles an hour or less and it is difficult for it to catch up to pigeons horizontally. The match up of prey and predator is extraordinary. Nature finds a way over millennia. I have read Garter snakes endemic to the colorful salamander in the Santa Cruz Mountains near San Francisco Ca can usually tolerate their poison and that not because the poison isnt harmless. That snake that is usually not part of that salamanders habitat can be easily harmed by the toxin. It's kind of like alcohol tolerance. It's never NOT toxic but the human body can so quickly convert it to less toxic breakdown molecules. One of those intermediate breakdown molecules must be converted even faster or one gets the Antabuse reaction turning flush and not feeling well. This can happen in the genetically predisposed and it can happen is coadministered with another molecule that inhibits that intermediates conversion, eg, after using the antibiotic Flagyl with alcohol. In these compromised people, a tiny amount of alcohol can make one feel and look awful but it is NOT an allergy or immune hyper maladaptive response. This is very interesting when we consider hunting and gathering of foods that degrade and yield alcohol. It's selective. Only certain animals want more and certain ones want no more of it. One man's pleasure in another man pain. Good? Bad? Not so. That's just the way it is, and there are impressive reasons needing respect before mixing things up together or "developing" and "improving" or ignoring them.

[@bluuueberry]

Is it ok if I use this for a video? Without sound?

[@35SSGold]

what a wonderful world

[@icu4uraqt]

amazing

[@gokhanktrs4564]

What God has done good.

[@robelicit]

YES :-) !

[@agentaraahentara288]

gökhan KARATAŞ

[@davidforbes7772]

What good has god done? Fixed it for you.

[@crzrck]

For every starling killed on Europe we have about 200,000 more we would be glad to ship back to you.

[@blazer4999]

We'll glad swap for all the pesky American grey squirrels

[@GhostMillionairesTV]

5 million starlings do all that to avoid one Peregrine? Yeah, right.

[@n4e780]

It is to give praise to our Almighty God Jehovah, he is the creator of all the beautiful birds on our planet.

[@idiotusmaximus2643]

They do it anyway. Maybe the falcon was playing aswell?

[@user-jh9dk8nr9n]

سبحان الله والحمد لله ولا إلاهَ إلا الله والله أكبر Dat is ( 1 ) help van ( ALLAH SOPHANAHO WATAALLAH ) voor de algmaene mensen in de world dat is en help MASHAH ALLAH SOPHAN ALLAH Wat is blangraijq wat zee doen ( SOPHAN ALLAH WALLAHO AKBAR )

[@drsgtpepper95]

Ah, so that's what Apparation looks like irl.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

It looks like one giant bird at 0:28

[@Vilo24]

nice

[@og160]

they are 5 millons and he's just 1 , the question is way they don't attack him?

[@lisasaddler7300]

O G its not in their nature.

[@josephdrach2276]

@@lisasaddler7300 If you have ever fed them and seen a mouse appear,they attack it like there's no tommorow.Crows chase after Hawks,eagles and if a owl is out in the daytime they chase it to,while screaming like crazy.Your right,there just not wired for an attack.That type of falcon is the fastest bird on earth and can do 250mph+.If attacking worked,they would.Fish use the same defense and I have seen it myself.Some actually get killed and eaten but the largest number are unharmed.The predators travel in packs typically so it is different.Still,join together helps to confuse there predators too.

[@HawkinaBox]

They sound like waves

[@valaha]

falcon failed?

[@HelenaMikas]

The big boys don't always win even though they think they are the best ..Some politicians take note :)

[@n4e780]

My husbands male English tippler pigeon out maneuvered a peregrine. My husband watched the ducking and diving he thought he had been killed. 10mins later he saw him flying low around the loft. He landed in the garden, his heart was beating fast he was panting, but he survived healthy and alive with not a single feather missing. His name is Falcon now. 6th

[@Jolandatommy]

2.09 ... Wish I could do that ..wow

[@throwcup]

what movie

[@anisseichkhakh9114]

GOD is GREAT!!!!

[@Arjetube]

this in 4K!

[@shortvideos6689]

Do they not observe the birds above them, spreading their wings and folding them? None, except the Merciful holds them. Surely, He sees all things. (19)

[@Elijah-bj4vo]

When your stuck in Itachi's genjutsu

[@user-dd9he2br4r]

(أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الطَّيْرِ فَوْقَهُمْ صَافَّاتٍ وَيَقْبِضْنَ ۚ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا الرَّحْمَٰنُ ۚ إِنَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ بَصِيرٌ (19) . 19. Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out their wings and folding them in? None upholds them except the Most Gracious (Allâh. Verily, He is All-Seer of everything.

[@colettecoco580]

👍🐦💞

[@JEDI_VR]

yeees

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

Wow....

[@kingstonshine3727]

hi

[@ScottGreenwood]

holy birds

[@9999bionic]

one movement of one Starlings give sginal to seven of its neighbours starling its look like has special sound on its wing like pigeon when take off in emergency. they react ten time faster than any human pilot this only Starlings not swift and other faster

[@samsubonebrkh]

next

[@HikariKoori]

a good comment will be something like this! holy fucking shit the falcon still wanna eat em !

[@JEDI_VR]

crazy i did this for a test and got 100%

[@florencelagarde6838]

C Est comme lis nous disent adieu

[@RianDenver]

The Birds

[@ericvnle]

THATS ALOT OF FUCKING BIRDS

[@legendofmiep2852]

why can't those mice do pretty performances?

[@nathanielli8076]

Thats like 15.5M birdz

[@DamnFine818]

I'd be afraid of getting shit on.

[@SuperJammygit]

Chelsea Legg when you get married it happens almost every day

[@ClaraDunbar]

Sí se callaran se oiria mucho mejor el murmullo

[@jforjosh4254]

I'm not going to stand under that

[@rosabelgomez9727]

Unos 5.000.000 estorninos revolotean en Roma todas las noches de invierno. Ellos forman parte de las más numerosas exhibiciones aéreas para confundir y evitar el foco de atención de un halcón peregrino para su comida de la noche .

[@RianDenver]

reminds me of an old hitchcock movie

[@eshnagupta9040]

0:15

[@randyle4520]

I've seen this with crows

[@helenamalikova2088]

Skorce

[@Physhi]

Just take a birdshot out there, peregrine. I'm sure you could get quite a few out of that cloud.

[@HollosiJ]

Siberia???I think they remain in Europe and don't go that far.

[@lisasaddler7300]

Just like the shoals of fish.

[@nl4064]

300 dropped dead in Netherland city after 5G test they also cant breed in urban areas where emf is over 40000 mw/m2 each smart meter and wifi is 100000 mw/m2 phone mast 40=80000 are the implications becoming obvious

[@throwcup]

No I was just pointing out that, just, literally no one cares that you were looking for stuff on birds and this shows up as David Tennant as narrator which you also have been watching Dr Who stuff. I can't name any reason why someone would care to know that. It's totally possible I'm wrong.

[@حسنالتاليالتالي-و1غ]

سبحان الله

[@davemyers7507]

I hunt starling with a falcon

[@marcinsteg2643]

78

[@FcoPazos]

IE anybody? :)