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Just like here on the forum 
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A starling murmuration. A flock of European starlings appears to form the shape of a giant bird above Rome.
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As we all know and it is worth repeating M____r Nature is truly amazing. Thank you. 
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Meet Mark Dumas. He has been in a friendship with Agee the Polar bear since she was 6 weeks old. She now stands on her hind legs and towers over him at 7ft. Now, 23 years later, they are still best friends and will remain so!
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This so-called ‘living gem’ is the smallest and most vividly colored among birds of paradise. It’s known as the king bird-of-paradise.
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Just to be clear, the term “murmuration” applies only to a group of 500 or more starlings because of the elegant way that their flocks move, and the beautiful sky art that they accidentally create!
With other birds and a____ls, such as sheep, it’s called flocking.
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Actually, no…
A group of starlings, regarless of the number is in fact a murmuration. It is simply the collective noun used for the species.
Regarding the word “flocking”, certain water birds (ducks for example) can be referred to as a ‘raft’.
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I bow to your ornithology expertise. What I read said 500+.
“Raft” seems appropriate for water fowl.
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It does indeed.
In addition, by the way, geese on the water are sometimes called a ‘gaggle’ (probably to do with the sound they make but I am not certain about that) and then in flight, known as a ‘skein’.
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