roosting starlings

Starlings in a Red Cedar

grrlscientist | April 2, 2008

tags: European starling flock, birds, behavior, streaming video This streaming video shows what happens when a large flock of starlings decides to roost in a small red cedar tree -- it bends over and then, when they fly away, it snaps back. [1:40]

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