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Post by kenpossum on Jan 17, 2011 11:10:57 GMT -8
I am becoming fascinated with lingo. What does one call a whole bunch of Starlings like these I photographed in Greendale? Well, I did a Google search and found a lot of new descriptions of a group of Starlings to impress my friends. Take note all you linguists Starlings - a chatter of, a chattering of, a cloud of, a clutter of, a concentration of, a congregation of, a constellation of, a filth of, a flight of, a gathering of, a hosting of, a murmuracyon of, a murmuration of, a roost of, a scourge of, a vulgarity of, (European), a roost of, (Juvenile), a nest of Impressive! Ken Pugh
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Post by oldfulica on Jan 17, 2011 13:28:08 GMT -8
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Post by theanimal on Apr 25, 2011 10:24:54 GMT -8
Gord, isn't "twitch" what also happens when one birder says "hey, did you see that Red tailed hawk in that tree just down the road?" to another birder...who didn't...and thus develops a nervous twitch at the missed opportunity. Or is that a behavioral problem among birders. ;D
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Post by kenpossum on Dec 2, 2011 8:57:39 GMT -8
What a great idea Gord. Newbies like myself are sometimes confused by the birding-specific lingo. What is great with this group is the willingness of all the experienced birders to explain everything.
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Post by theanimal on Jun 20, 2012 21:02:38 GMT -8
I'm curious as to what the birder term is for a nemesis bird (the bird that always seems to show itself...exactly when you don't have a camera in hand or a means of recording the viewing such as your logbook). I seem to have 3. 1. The RWBB (which I'm still looking for a great in-flight closeup shot (that fills the frame) and shows off the red part of the red & yellow in its shoulders. 2. The Stellars Jay. (when I was kid growing up in the late 70s early 80s...I saw tons of them in Maple Ridge. Move out to Surrey with my family, can't see hide nor feather of them). 3. The Pied Billed Grebe which sits in the middle of Green Timbers Lake and laughs at my attempts to photograph it. 1st Attempt: This was a late juvenile 2nd Attempt: This one wasn't much more than a baby.
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Post by kenpossum on Jul 2, 2012 19:00:43 GMT -8
Hmmm I once trailed a new bird (to me) at Yosemite National Park in California. Every time I set up my tripod, focused on it and was about to press the shutter, it flew off to a nearby tree. 20 minutes of this #@$**%^&^ madness! When I found it in my bird book - a Mockingbird! I have met many of his friends (diff. species) up here in BC as well. "Nemisis Bird". That seems to fit.
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Post by falconeyes1 on Dec 4, 2015 17:32:21 GMT -8
I 100 percent agree with stan who is the man. And hello to the rest of members on this thread. Your new buddy falconeyes1.
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