January 02, 2019 05:37 pm | Updated 05:37 pm IST - NEGEV DESERT
A picture taken on December 30, 2018, a murmuration of migrating starlings fly in a group next to black kites near the city of Rahat, southern Israel.
Starlings wintering in Israel have been putting on a spectacular aerial dance display over the Negev desert every morning for the past two weeks.
The birds, which have come from Russia and eastern Europe, form dark, shifting shapes known as murmurations as they swirl through the skies of southern Israel.
By grouping together, Tel Aviv University ornithologist Yossi Leshem told Reuters , the starlings find safety in numbers and their swirling movements confuse predators.
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