New Studies at Huningue / Basel or the tree to sleep

It is the multi-annual, artistic documentation of swarms of starlings that gather in autumn in the border triangle around Basel (Switzerland) before they migrate to the warm south of Europe. They spend the nights together and exchange information. Swarms of starlings are an impressive demonstration of how many small birds united together can defend and protect themselves against larger, stronger birds, their predators. There is no ‘boss starling’ who sets the direction, but rather these flocks regroup in a matter of seconds in response to danger from attackers; Swarm intelligence par excellence. By Lutz P. Kayser