An Unkindness of Ravens
That's what a flock of Ravens is sometimes called, similar to 'A Murder of Crows' used for a group of crows. I always wondered why these peculiar phrases. There's no scientific basis or any official reasoning of why these phrases are used very often by bird watchers. Just for fun, if you are interested in knowing about more of such phrases and their probable origin check out the following link:
An Unkindness of Ravens
That's what a flock of Ravens is sometimes called, similar to 'A Murder of Crows' used for a group of crows. I always wondered why these peculiar phrases. There's no scientific basis or any official reasoning of why these phrases are used very often by bird watchers. Just for fun, if you are interested in knowing about more of such phrases and their probable origin check out the following link: