Photos shared to social media claim to depict a swarm of starlings flying through the air often, incredibly, in the shape of a bird. One such photograph, for example, was shared on Reddit in 2019 ...

(See bird pictures.) In 2009, Hawkes and an international team of researchers tagged 25 bar-headed geese in India with GPS transmitters. ... Birds' Bodies Built for High Flying.

Seven readers sent in a total of 37 photos The best time to photograph sandhill cranes is either near sunrise or sunset. Dave Skinner of Stockton chose the earlier option for his bird photo.