20 May 2012 01:53

A flock of seaguls 

The movement of a flock of seagulls flying above a high school field inland in Oregon is shown. The flight behavior of bird flocks was modeled in a computer program called Boids, created by Craig Reynolds in the 1980s. A part of the algorithm I recall is a rule about avoiding getting too close to other birds, but that's just one factor affecting the flocking behavior, which to me looks like a bit of aerial ballet. Enjoy this snippet of avian artistry!


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S Bodman

Northwest United States

Journalist, biology major, former archaeologist (briefly), dancer, purveyor of irreverence

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