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Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:13 on 9th April 2008 David Attenborough, but we'll forgive you Peter, because it's a hard one. It's a Siege of herons. |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 00:22 on 9th April 2008 I must be a load of herons then, Ive been under siege since I came here. Thanks to Ron. He he he. |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 00:40 on 9th April 2008 I forgot to mention that a dissimulation of birds refers to smaller birds, and like most things there are several company terms for birds like a collection of water birds would be called a raft of birds. Thus endeth this lesson . |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:20 on 9th April 2008 Here's another one, a descent of woodpeckers, I've never seen one in the wild, I'd love to though. How about a clique of photographers, a linkage of webmasters, an expectation of midwives or a break of winds lol |
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:33 on 9th April 2008 A charm of goldfinches. My favourite I think. |
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 07:37 on 9th April 2008 Come to North Cave wetlands Lyn, there's a pair of green woodpeckers and a pair of greater spotted too. It should be a headbang of woodpeckers, a dropping of pigeons and a standstill of herons, if you ask me. |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 08:35 on 9th April 2008 Where's that Andy? I like your collective nouns lol very good! |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 11:39 on 9th April 2008 How about an insult of Ron's. lol |
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 14:38 on 9th April 2008 That would be members of POE. |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 16:00 on 9th April 2008 Got it in one Sue. lol |