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06/21/2006 Entry: "Denmark's Dark Sun."
Denmark's Dark Sun. Wow, amazing patterns generated by 1 million birds.
The show begins discreetly. Smaller flocks of starlings fly in advance of the giant surge, with gradually larger groupings following in line. Suddenly, the rustle of a million starling wings can be heard in flight, and the haunting formation of birds dominates the field of vision. The sky is darkened momentarily by the rush of birds--the "black sun." As the birds move closer together, heading downward into the nearby forestland, the horizon fades to gray.Spectators of the great starling wave say it beats any opera performance--and what's more, this show plays to a packed house every night from mid-March to mid-April.
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Go and ride your bike around Northerly Island once or twice. Odds are you'll see something similar. Towards dusk is the best time.
Posted by Marc @ 07/01/2006 02:18 PM CST
