Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sanderlings run in groups as they hunt for food in the sand on Long Beach Island, N.J. Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond ...

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location. The ...

The dark, smudgy streaks on Xavi Bou's photographs suggest the jerky ink tracks created by a malfunctioning printer, but they actually record the various patterns birds trace while flying in flocks.

It’s a mesmerizing sight: Thousands of birds move in unison through the evening sky, whirling and swooping as if performing a highly synchronized ballet. When they finally descend to their treetop ...

Learn how these synchronised flights work without a leader, and why birds move in perfect harmony across the skies.

Birds can often be seen navigating the skies in coordinated clusters. Even a relatively small congregation of 50 or so birds flying in time together can be a pretty spectacular sight. When one ...