Mick Hartley

Starlings in Israel:

Starlings swarm before landing to sleep near the southern Israeli city of Rahat on January 22, 2018. [Photo: Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty]

A murmuration of starlings, photographed near the southern Israeli city of Rahat on February 4, 2018. [Photo: Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty]

Starlings perform their traditional dance before landing to sleep near the southern Israeli city of Rahat, in the Negev desert, on January 22, 2018. [Photo: Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty]

A picture taken on January 22, 2018, shows starlings flocking together near Rahat. [Photo: Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty]

A murmuration of starlings is seen across the sky near the Israeli village of Beit Kama on January 16, 2018. [Photo: Amir Cohen / Reuters]