Flock of birds

I saw a flock of birds the other day

on the beach when i was walking

birds drifting to and fro

like a cloud

 

i know so little about them, those birds

i know i envy them their wings

their freedom to fly

they fascinate me, they always catch me eye

i know so little what they do

 

when they flock together – almost like one “thing”

aligned but still free to go their own ways

i can relate to that

as something like

community

 

“but birdies” i say

“who gives you direction

who is the boss

what calls you together

what makes you then depart?”

 

And then they do depart

as one

maybe to another beach

 

they leave me wondering

marveling about their ways

their kind

their flock

their collective soul

 

but one thing i know:

eagles dont flock

obviously there are some differences in birdyland ;  )

 

 

Anyway … when i came home i sat myself down at my keyboard

with my code

tried my best to emulate their flight

to simulate their flock

clumsily i guess

exploring their flocking behavior

 

click on it to let them fly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One thought on “Flock of birds

  1. comment 1:
    there is an economic reason for eagles not to flock – they require so-and-so much square kilometers of territory in order to not starve.

    comment 2:
    I have been told by a biologist, that in such as-one-mind flocks of birds or schools of fish, it is 14% who rule. If smaller sub-flocks divert, they come back to the “mathematical center” very soon. If it is 14% or more that take a turn somewhere, the rest follows suit. So I conclude: the proverbial 100th monkey was the individual, that made the 14% full.

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