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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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“Gaggle” I’m familiar with, but I’ve never heard the word “skein”, except in reference to yarn.
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Here are some examples of murmurations in motion. They’re h___otic.
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I am looking at this a week after you posted it but I just had to comment on the colour of the sky in the screen shot I have included, from your video. That sky is gorgeous!
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It is truly beautiful! I agree.
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