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The starlings will spend the winter in the Middle East before returning to Russia and eastern Europe in the spring.

A murmuration of migrating starlings fly above the city of Beer Sheva, southern Israel. All photos by Reuters

Groups of birds twist, turn and swirl in the sky.

Starlings fly in groups for many reasons, one is to protect them from predators, such as peregrine falcons.

They create beautiful cloud-like shapes as they fly.

Starlings can be seen every winter in Israel as they arrive from Europe.

A single flock, or murmuration, can contain more than a million individual starlings.

It is thought birds copy one another's aerobatic routines, allowing them to form impressive shapes in the sky.

The starlings will spend the winter in the Middle East before returning to Russia and eastern Europe in the spring.

A murmuration of migrating starlings fly above the city of Beer Sheva, southern Israel. All photos by Reuters

Groups of birds twist, turn and swirl in the sky.

Starlings fly in groups for many reasons, one is to protect them from predators, such as peregrine falcons.

They create beautiful cloud-like shapes as they fly.

Starlings can be seen every winter in Israel as they arrive from Europe.

A single flock, or murmuration, can contain more than a million individual starlings.

It is thought birds copy one another's aerobatic routines, allowing them to form impressive shapes in the sky.

The starlings will spend the winter in the Middle East before returning to Russia and eastern Europe in the spring.

A murmuration of migrating starlings in Israel - in pictures

Israel's missile-defence systems intercept rockets above the city of Ashkelon. Reuters

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Israeli police arrive near the scene of a deadly shooting in the Jaffa area of Tel Aviv. Reuters

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