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Life in the AirCrowded SkiesIn pictures...

Gravity-defying animals explored include arguably the world's most aggressive bird.

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Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Starlings use 3 simple rules to stay together in a cohesive flock.

  • Small Toirtoiseshell butterfly (Aglais ichnusa), UK
  • Ladybird, UK
  • Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), California, USA
  • Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna), California, USA
  • Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Oregon USA
  • Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), Oregon, USA
  • Glass-wing butterfly (Greta oto), UK
  • Phorid fly, Texas, USA
  • Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Somerset, UK
  • Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  • Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), Ecuador
  • Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis), Ecuador

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