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Just in case you have not yet had a chance to see this video of a murmuration (a flock of starlings) showing thousands of the birds and their impressive ability to coordinate flight, here it is. I can see why it went viral, it really is a must-see:
Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.
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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.
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?