Blackbird Shower

Stories of animals falling from the sky are common throughout history. There are other examples, including the lluvia de pecas. Tadpoles and frogs are equally common. Spiders have a reputation for dropping like rain and maggots. Hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds also descended from the skies over Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2022.

The blackbird episode was recorded on video, so you can see it happen in real-time and it is quite dramatic, unlike many of the previous instances of animal rain. Sadly, many of the birds that crashed like they were being dumped by the bucketful did not survive the fall. Why, though, did it occur in the first place? Birds can fly, however, frogs at least have a reason for falling when they take to the air.

The most likely explanation, while it's just a theory, is that the birds were "flushed," meaning that a large, predatory bird likely swooped down on the flock and, in a panic, they all flew as fast as their small wings could carry them. The outcome was a poorly timed escape in which too many people fell to the ground too quickly.

Time: 2022
Location: Mexico