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I kill a thread even though I start it myself...have had this happent too often...Lol

Was watching a large 'cloud' (not the right word, but I find this most applicable) of rooks/crows/ jackdaws all flying in a certain direction, so watched them longer than I normally do( I always watch birds either flying or settling).. Now my question is, does anyone know why the birds never collide in mid air? Also, what rather intirgues me, why do cats get their fur to 'arise'when they are either scared or agressive? Humans can't do this, or can they???

The "fur" rises on the back of my neck many a time Claddagh!!

;-)

It is similar to when you feel the hair on the back of your neck rise. It is done to make them appear larger.

As for the birds, not sure - maybe they were trained by the Red Sparrows?

An expert on threads told me that you have to very specific about your title, Claddagh.

"Worried in case" suggests to me you are hiding in a large trunk keeping well away from these red sparrows.

What do bats never hit anything. After all, they are as blind as dogs :-S :-S

John don't join a thread just to spoil it - yet again

:-( :-( :-( :-( Humps off - tail between legs :-( :-( :-(

Hmmm - that's cleared that up then

Hair on humans can raise up when cold, s it does in some animals who do it to keep warm

Yes, but not when they're angry or aggressive, even though it may feel like it occasionally. I feel quite hairy sometimes, most times I'm as smooth as a baby's botty. :-)

and may I say how cute your baby is!!!

My hair rises when I sneeze. I sneeze a lot, if you ever see a small spikey biped moseying along - it might be ME!!! :-D :-D

Come out of that case Claddagh! :-D :-D

In case you didn't see my answer on your bird thread before you killed it, the flocking is done by a few simple rules that the individuals follow.

See here for a more detailed explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flocking_(behavior)

My hair rises when I see John's Avatar appear.

GP

John..........your comment........"Worried in case" suggests to me you are hiding in a large trunk"

Made me larf!!
:-D

You're not one of those little critters that comes out from under my cooker in the middle of the night and mosies round my kitchen are you Island? :-|

Eileen, nine times out of ten, if I start a thread, it will slip down, down, down .... ;-)

Made me larf!!, too, Prickles, and John :)

Prickles, you're right, I missed that :-D

Off to pack me trunk >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :-S

Claddagh, come back - your thread is alive and well :-D

Away you go Nellie............oops, i mean Wend!

:-D

Oh, what a nice suprise, didn't expect this...so many funny posts...
Sorry KenSe, I deleted because it seemed I had repeated myself.I looked at the link about flocking, very interesting, but, unless I missed a bit, it doesn't say why birds don't collide.
Wend,"thread well and alive"...lol
Joy, the last few threads I posted on, stayed just that, last....
Thanks for all the replies, they make me laugh. I have often followed threads that have a lot of real humour in them....lovely!!
A few years ago when my pear tree had a bumper crop, I allowed the damaged ones (wasps!) to rot on the ground, just to enjoy watching butterfiles 'eat', or rather, suck through the hollow straw-like tube-proboscis,...had never seen the length of this when fully unrolled...was able to get right up close..nature is fascinating.

I presume that having eyes on the side of the head makes it easier to keep track of the neighbouring birds. However I don't see how they avoid collisions when two clouds seem to collide.

The following video is an interesting example of a murmuration of starlings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakKfY5aHmY