'Budgie mayhem': desert in central Australia turned green and gold by budgerigar murmuration - video

After a bumper wet season, huge flocks of budgerigars are on the move in the desert.  A massive murmuration - the phenomenon of thousands of birds flocking together - has swarmed the Northern Territory. Photographer Steve Pearce has captured the natural phenomenon, saying 'The photos are always only pointing in one direction. There could have been 100,000 of them.'? Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube'Mesmerising': a massive murmuration of budgies is turning central Australia green and gold Continue reading...