lonesome55dove Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) A group of animals are referred to by a ''collective noun''. Such as a herd of cows, a pride of lions, a school of fish, same goes for each species of our feathered friends. Here's a few examples... Crows - a murder, a horde, a mob, a muster, a hover, a parcel, a parliament, a storytelling Starlings - a congregation, a murmuration, an affliction, a chattering, a constellation, a scourge, a cloud, a clutter Ducks, depending on what they are doing... On water - a paddling, a raft, a team Diving - a dopping On land - a waddling, a safe, a badling In flight - a plump, a flock, a skein And more general names - a bed, a coil, a company, a fleet, a gang, a gathering, a knob, a party, a string, a twack, a wedge... A group is usually thought of as many individuals but some species are not very social so photos with as few as three birds will be acceptable but the more the merrier. The object of this photo share is to post a photo of a group of a species and use the ''collective noun'' associated with them. I would suggest that you do a little homework and Google ''collective nouns of/for birds" and save it in a word document or print it out to keep handy as a reference. Some species have multiple names so you may post more than one photo per species providing you use a different photo for each noun. I'm looking forward to seeing your group photos. Any questions don't hesitate to ask. Have fun! lonesome55dove ~ aka/Darci Edited November 30, 2022 by lonesome55dove 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 I'll start it off with... A charm of Goldfinches 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 A drum of Goldfinches 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayD Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 A Gaggle see any Ross's? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Another BIG Gaggle! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 A bouquet of Hummingbirds 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) A glittering of Hummingbirds Edited December 1, 2022 by lonesome55dove 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A commotion of Coots. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A richness of swallows (Barn). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A murder of Crows ( preparing to "murder" the Red-tailed on the left). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A wedge of swans (Tundra), used for birds in flight. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A party of jays. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 A sedge of Sandhill Cranes. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 A Colony of Avocets 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayD Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 what do you call a group of willets? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 20 hours ago, jayD said: what do you call a group of willets? Cool photo! Willets are in the Sandpiper family so, - a bind of sandpipers- a cluster of sandpipers - a contradiction of sandpipers - a fling of sandpipers- a hill of sandpipers - a time-step of sandpipers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 A hover of Crows 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 A mob of Crows 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) A parcel of Crows Edited December 6, 2022 by lonesome55dove 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 A parliament of Crows 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 A Squabble of Gulls 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 A Flotilla of Gulls 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 A murder of Crows 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 A Fling of Dunlin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 A Gulp of Cormorants 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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