Joe Fix

photo:  Egils Zarins

Murmuration

Aluminum pipe, plastic

Murmuration is the phenomenon of large flocks of birds – especially starlings – flying in swooping, coordinated patterns.  Scientists studying murmurations have concluded that each bird affects its seven closest neighbors.

Joe Fix is a structural engineer living in Newbury.  He has been creating outdoor public sculpture for 20 years.  See www.joefixsculpture.com.