200 Starlings Hit Aircraft Engine on Take Off

Read the gory details here, from Gizmodo.

200 starlings hit an aircraft as it was taking off, the sound of the engine sucking in the birds was deafening:

The pitch of the engine said it all. It was like sticking a bit of metal pipe into a blender.

The unfortunate bird remains were splattered against the fuselage, others blended into a starling purée.