As has been observed (audited?), Disappointment Valley is a pretty quiet place – except when the wind is howling, which is fairly often. But on this particular evening, it was only slightly breezy, so when an airborne cacophony reached our ears, we all looked to find the source.
The foreground hills are slightly outside Spring Creek Basin.
This was one flyover that didn’t cause the mustangs to run. 🙂
(Does anyone know what kind of birds are these? The common term might be LBBs – little brown birds. 🙂 Dictionary.com defines a murmuration as the act of murmuring or a flock of – specifically – starlings. ARE these starlings … or just an ordinary flock of (extra)ordinary birds?)
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Great moment! And the horses didn’t run!
I think you’re right, TJ. Starlings.
Having seen some amazing videos of giant murmurations, it was cool to see it right over Spring Creek Basin!
Hummm. I’ll see if I can get my biRd expert to tell us! Great pics.
Let us know!
Not sure what these guys are, but I do know what they mean: spring is in the “wings.” 🙂
It sure does seem to be close. 🙂
Sure look like Starlings. They do have long tapered bills, pointed wings, translucent flight feathers and tend to form tight balls when a hawk is present (Sibley’s 2nd Ed). Great catch! 🙂
Thanks for the info, Lynn!
they are known as crows or ravens
We do have lots of ravens here. But the birds in these photos are much, much smaller.