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Migrating geese form lines or V's that reminded someone long ago of a skein of yarn—hence, a group of geese in the sky is called a skein. But when a flock of geese is on the ground, it no longer forms a skein—grounded geese mill around gregariously, forming a gaggle.
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, or bevy. Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae. Wikipedia
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A flock of Ibis takes off as we continue down the trail at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee, FL.
My father would brand this type of photo a "flock shot", a photograph with multiple points of interest. A few reasons why this one qualifies:
At left is the oldest existing train station in the State of Utah. The Lehi, Utah depot was constructed by the Utah Southern Railway in 1871. Today it serves as a museum of local history.
In front is a Union Pacific Scotchlight station sign, planted here 50+ years ago when Lehi was an integral part of the UP system. Today Lehi is just a turnaround point for a 10-mile branch. At right is a distant red flag that marks the end of serviceable track.
Behind the depot are multiple old buildings from an era when the UP yard along State Street was teaming with business.
UP 2027 is an SD40N, built Union Pacific SD40-2 No. 3283 by EMD in July 1974. Assigned to the LUL41 local on April 9, 2025, the classic EMD has more than 50 years of service on the UP.
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Just standing in this place exhilarates me. The ever-changing light here is magic. Sunrise at Obsidian Butte, Salton Sea.
Trent & Mersey canal, Bridge 90A. The Canals and Rivers Trust has recently cleared the Stone-Haywood section of debris which has been 'lost' in the canal!
Seagulls gather, big and small,
Along the shore, they squawk and call.
Waves crash in, then ebb away,
As they hunt for food each day.
Shorebird Alarm Service
Killdeer breed here and inhabit the same environments that attracts the migrating shorebirds.
There have many times when I cautiously approached a flock of shorebirds peacefully foraging along a shorline only to be startled by the shrill two note cry of a Killdeer and watch helplessly as the flock flew away as the Killdeer set off its alarm. I stlll like them though :).
Cooking Lake. Strathcona County, Alberta.
Barefoot Beach Preserve, Naples, FL
Time-lapse composite of a flock of brown pelicans. in flight 15 pelicans in the flock. 39 images in the composite.
A flock of trumpeter swans prepares for landing on thin ice at Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho
Flocks of these raucous cockatoos welcomed us to Australia.
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Royal Botanical Garden, Sydney, Australia
Every fall, geese travel impressive 3,000 miles (4,828 km) from their nesting grounds on Wrangel Island in Russia to Skagit Valley, arriving in early October. About 12,000 birds spend the whole winter in Skagit valley and leave in early spring.
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