r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/redditsdaddio • 3d ago
š„ Murmurations š„
Photos by SĆøren SolkƦr
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u/iambackbaby69 3d ago
These pictures gotta be the rorshak test
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u/arathorn867 3d ago
There's 3 I can see people in, a cat in another, and at least once Pokemon
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u/rora_borealis 3d ago
At least one looked like an early new age jazz cover. Definitely saw a PokƩmon too.
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u/sionnach 3d ago
Reminds me of an old jokeā¦
A man goes to a Psychologist and says, "Doc I got a real problem, I can't stop thinking about sex."
The Psychologist says, "Well let's see what we can find out", and pulls out his ink blots.
"What is this a picture of?" he asks.
The man turns the picture upside down then turns it around and states, "That's a man and a woman on a bed making love."
The Psychologist says, "very interesting," and shows the next picture. "And what is this a picture of?"
The man looks and turns it in different directions and says, "That's a man and a woman on a bed making love."
The Psychologists tries again with the third ink blot, and asks the same question, "What is this a picture of?"
The patient again turns it in all directions and replies, "That's a man and a woman on a bed making love."
The Psychologist states, "Well, yes, you do seem to be obsessed with sex."
"Me!?" demands the patient. "You're the one who keeps showing me the dirty pictures!"
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u/shadowofsunderedstar 3d ago
Rorschach...?Ā
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u/ocxtitan 3d ago
I don't think this qualifies, it's just a misspelling
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u/Ambitious-Pipe2441 3d ago
Thought that first one was a painting of a womanās silhouette for a moment.
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u/Writeloves 3d ago edited 2d ago
Same! Itās also wild how much 10/12 looks like a cat! Even down to the folded paws!
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u/maw_walker42 3d ago
Currently watching the same named episode on "Cabinet of Curiosities" by Guillermo Del Toro. Fascinating how birds and fish do that.
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u/sharltocopes 3d ago
If you like it as a plot point, murmurations play a significant role on the first season of True Detective, as well!
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u/maw_walker42 2d ago
I've seen a couple episodes of that but now I need to rewatch it to look for that. Thank you.
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u/oddmetre 3d ago
Would these be starling?
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u/redditsdaddio 3d ago
Yes, the vast majority of huge murmurations are European Starlings.
That saidā¦
Other birds that sometimes do this (but much less frequently):
ā¢ Red-winged blackbirds ā¢ Swallows ā¢ Common grackles ā¢ Pigeons (in smaller flocks) ā¢ Bats (technically mammals, but they do similar aerial formations)1
u/SpecialKFlake 2d ago
In the UK you also get things like Red Knot and other waders in the near tens of thousands. You can also see thousands of pink footed geese. RSPB Snettishem has a calendar based on season and tide conditions of when you're most likely to see something like this. I have some pictures but I need to find them on one of my hard drives. It's absolutely stunning to see in person.
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u/doodling_scribbles 3d ago
I miss murmurations... I miss birds in general. I use to have this nightly display for the past 20 years, I'd watch them swirl for hours at sunset every night. Since moving, I'm lucky to see 5-10 single birds in a day and each one overly excites me. I want my birds back.
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u/BeeComprehensive5234 3d ago
10 looks like a cat
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u/Lung_Cancerous 2d ago
I've heard that one be labelled as AI. Having to check whether something is real or not on the internet is getting bloody tiring...
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u/jpipersson 3d ago
The universe organizes itself. It doesnāt need any help.
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u/JAAMEZz 3d ago
posted this before but the strongest DMT trip of my life occurred and the backdrop was a field with birds murmuring everywhere. it was lightly raining and the focus of the trip was how the planet was singing for me and the birds were dancing. was the most insane/pretty thing i have ever seen.
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u/Mikeyboi-_- 3d ago
Man, Idk if it's because I moved a lot or because the world is fucked but I have not seen these in a really really long time.
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u/DerpsAndRags 3d ago
I find these both beautiful and terrifying. It's probably because I saw the movie The Birds when I was young.
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u/Shiftyeyedog 3d ago
Back in 06 or so I was in Mosul, Iraq and there was a mumuration happening over the base. Everything stopped as we all watched. They're truly mesmerizing.
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u/Prestigious_Ad2969 3d ago
I'll never forget there was a reporter lady on our local news who was in a field watching the murmurations of birds and she said "Wow, it's just like watching in 3D"... Yes, yes it is, it's just like it. Lol.
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u/DarkMage11 3d ago
Anyone else got Tim Curry 'Toxic Love' play in their heads for a second. Awesome looking.
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u/Fettered-n-Zaftig 3d ago
Where was this?
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u/redditsdaddio 3d ago
Southern Denmark & other European places
https://www.thealiporepost.com/post/black-sun-by-sĆøren-solkƦr
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u/fulstocky 3d ago
Damn, those clouds are literally the same as from the Invincible by Stanislaw Lem.
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u/Public-Bake-3273 3d ago
As a child, I could often see these flocks of starlings in our forest.
And you could hear them very clearly!
When they weren't flying around, the starlings were sitting in the trees.
As children, we went into the forest wearing parkas and rubber boots.
Firstly, because the ground was absolutely littered with bird shit.
And secondly, we enjoyed kicking a tree, and then hundreds of thousands of starlings would fly up and shit in the process.
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u/techtoro 3d ago
Awesome pics. Let's play a game of what shapes can make out. 1. Cleopatra 3. Dragon 5. Fighting Eagles 9. Swan 10. Pterosaur (flying dinosaur)
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u/MadeOfMoonCheese 3d ago
That first picture looks like the cover of the "Parable of the Sower" book.
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u/Few_Revolution_1608 2d ago
We've had these in our village every night for the past few months. they have just left this week.
Truly an incredible thing to see so often, we're very lucky. However...
....Cats have been on a rampage. So much murder
There is shit EVERYWHERE - its so bad! They had to cordon off a section of the school playground because the trees usually green leaves, are now white....
I've been shit on A LOT
Worth it though
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u/ureyesrcute 2d ago
I don't get to see these anymore since moving. But in Austin I used to see them all over and it was so mesmerizing
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u/LucidRamblerOfficial 1d ago
New Rorschach test just dropped!
1-Jon Jones
5- giant eagle diving on a submarine
10- dragonair
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u/Afraid-Ad6066 7h ago
It can feel like a break from div 1 rivals... doesn't mean I don't run into a buzz saw in champs. it's just less often.
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u/Admirable-Dot-2435 3d ago
Pretty, but here in NA theyāre horribly invasive. Partially due to those impressive murmurations making them extremely hard targets for predators. I catching thousands a day throughout the winter & it doesnt make a dent
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u/sleepytipi 2d ago
You're correct and I'm sorry people are downvoting you for protecting your local ecosystem and the species that are vulnerable to what is a legitimate ecological disaster. We are losing biodiversity at alarming rates and the damage caused by murmurations such as these is in the trillions yearly.
Besides, I really miss bluebirds :'(
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u/fittedupteach 3d ago
first one gotta be ai
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u/redditsdaddio 3d ago
It isnāt. Murmurations make all types of anthropomorphic (and other) shapes
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u/milwaukeetechno 3d ago
I think Trump and MAGA are radicals. Iām done with crazies on the fringe. Canāt we just get competent and boring leadership?
We all just want things to keep getting a little better. Not for radicals to come and disrupt things for people just trying to work and enjoy their lives.
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u/ThinNeighborhood2276 3d ago
These photos are stunning! Murmurations are such a mesmerizing natural phenomenon.