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IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR, I SAW A MURMURATION IN SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL NOW WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS SMALLER THAN THE ONE IN THE VIDEO BUT IT WAS MAGICAL. IT WAS LIKE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT AND I MEAN PERFECT. IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR I SAW A LARGE DRAGON FLY SWARM AND NOW THIS.

By KATE SESSELMAN (not verified) on 29 Dec 2011 #permalink

A crash of rhinos... school of fish... parliament of owls... murder of crows... consternation of something or other...

Does English have a name for a swarm of redundant synonyms?

By Riman Butterbur (not verified) on 29 Dec 2011 #permalink