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Title: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: Dune on April 25, 2010, 07:24:14 AM
The title says it all, a new bird (three pops, different wing angles).

---Dune
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: Henry Blewer on April 25, 2010, 08:15:01 AM
We have these around the YMCA dorm I work at. I sometimes tell a new resident to turn down his birds, they are being too loud. Most think this is very puzzling. ;D

Nice looking birds. They will make a good flock leaving a grain field.
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: cyphyr on April 25, 2010, 08:30:27 AM
Thankyou, this will be very useful. I wonder if anyone could work out a way of duistributing it in a swarm.

massive flocks of starlings (http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=starling%20display&rlz=1B3GGLL_en-GBGB361GB362&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)

:)

Richard
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: Dune on April 26, 2010, 02:18:20 AM
Blend them by some cloud (kidding). It should be possible however, no doubt.
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: Dune on April 26, 2010, 10:03:14 AM
Flock of starlings migrating and being silently observed by hovering hawks...
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: Henry Blewer on April 26, 2010, 10:32:19 AM
Wonderful render. The hawks causing the flock perturbation is a great touch.
Title: Re: Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
Post by: cyphyr on April 26, 2010, 10:35:48 AM
Wonderful, I didn't think a "standard model" flock distribution would work, looks like it did :)
Richard