Jean and I were watching a murmuration of Starlings gather, about 6000 birds in two groups, when a Peregrine Falcon attacked the group I was videoing, first from the right, then from the left. The effect on the Starlings was amazing, and here is a Tanka to celebrate that moment.
Click on this link to see that moment from the my video clip starlings at Minsmere
![Head of a Falcon By Keven Law from Los Angeles, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://versifier.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/1280px-Peregrine_Falcon_head_shot.jpg)
- Head of a Falcon By Keven Law from Los Angeles, USA [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Startle the murmur
leaf rustle of jewelled swirl
one will not be missed
your rush livens the ballet,
frenzied choreography.
