Monday, December 14, 2015

Warm weather makes the starlings happy in Rome.

Rome has one of the milder winter climates in Europe and this makes a great place for the migrating starlings to call home for the season. But it doesn't make the Romans happy. The birds are noisy, and their droppings are causing a strong stench and slippery conditions. Walkers carry umbrellas to protect themselves from the droppings. 

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/12/14/458917484/dodging-droppings-romans-cope-with-massive-influx-of-starlings

At dusk over the Tiber River, tens of thousands of starlings dance above the trees in an aerial display called a murmuration.

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