I am very lucky to live in a house that backs on to a park and so I have a lovely view of trees and open space.
There is however one drawback to this…my early morning wake up call from a group of resident crows. This morning they seemed more vocal than ever at 5.30am!
Now in fairness, they are probably just welcoming in the new day, having a chat and greeting their neighbours, but unfortunately, they do not have the sweetest of voices in the bird world.
I lay there thinking, as I was now wide awake, trying to remember the collective noun for them and it came to me….A Murder of Crows!!! How apt, as I could have throttled them (metaphorically of course).
There are some other strange names for groups of animals and here are some of my favourites:
A Congregation of Alligators
A Sleuth of Bears
A Peep of Chickens
A Prickle of Porcupines
A Tower of Giraffes
A Cackle of Hyenas
A Shrewdness of Apes
A Crash of Rhinos
A Lounge of Lizards
This also got me thinking about groups of people and what names we could give them. Of course, I immediately thought of travellers, what else?
A Buffet of Cruisers
A Frustration of Frequent Flyers
An Irritation of Sunbed Hoggers
A Kindness of Cruise Crew
A Happiness of Holiday Makers……Any ideas???
