So tonight Heather and I joined our friends Julia and Jason and headed to the Chapman School in NW Portland. Basically speaking, each night for maybe a couple of weeks, thousands of migratory birds (Swifts) join up, circle the old chimney, and swoop down the chimney to get a good night's rest, protected from their prey. It's quite a site, and the city is very proud. Hundreds of people show up just before sunset and bring wine and a picnic and watch the magic. They are even making a documentary movie about the event - Check out this quick trailer from the movie to see the footage of the birds (I didn't get too many good pictures):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vojNdQf53bQ&feature=related
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeFBBzXs7C0&feature=related
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