I was involved in my morning exercise program, you know, that is where the Tres and I had completed our morning walk, and I was exercising my arm and hands, lifting that cup of real coffee as I sat on the Ford’s kind of new swing. You are correct, that is definitely a good work out each morning.
I was also exercising my legs, moving the swing back and forth, when I observed this flock of black birds flying over. There appeared to be maybe a couple thousand in the flock. As they flew over I began to observe that they all flew at the same speed, and they all turned in the same direction at the same time.
Now I have observed flocks of flying birds many times in the past, but today I actually began to consider what I was seeing. All flew at the same speed. Is the speed and the distance this flock is flying set so the oldest bird does not fall behind? Do older birds get slower as they age, or, is it possible that they are able to stay energetic until the day they die?
One theory is, that there is an older bird who is in charge, aka, “Leader of the flock”, and he, not she, sets the pace for group flights.
Let’s consider communication for a moment. When all the birds are nested in trees and on power lines pooping on people’s cars, are they communicating? One theory is, the leader of the flock tells one bird and then it is passed on to the next and so on. That is when it is decided what time they will start this flight, and that they will all fly as a group out to a certain place like a pond of water for a drink.
If they do not have a leader, could there be some type of unseen force that brings them together for the group flight, and then at some point the force evaporates and they go their own way.
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I did see four crows fly over this morning. I wonder what significant that has?
Speaking of birds, I have a photo that I will share with you, the reading public.
That is Charlie in the small chair. Charlie knows more about birds that I ever will. My spouse of over 50 years and I have been doing some work on this little chair, it usually sits on the front porch and has some type of decoration in it, depending on the time of year. Charlie may think he is a decoration!
May all birds nest away from your vehicle!
Senior bird academic; Don Ford
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