My neighbors have the oddest thing going on - robins, it seems, are trying to mate with the

an exhaltation of larks and an unkindness of ravens!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A bevy of quail
A bouquet of pheasants (when flushed)
A brood of hens
A building of rooks
A cast of hawks (or falcons)
A charm of finches
A colony of penguins
A company of parrots
A congregation of plovers
A cover of coots
A covey of partridges (or grouse or ptarmigans)
A deceit of lapwings
A descent of woodpeckers
A dissimulation of birds
A dole of doves
An exaltation of larks
A fall of woodcocks
A flight of swallows (or doves, goshawks, or cormorants)
A gaggle of geese (wild or domesticated)
A host of sparrows
A kettle of hawks (riding a thermal)
A murmuration of starlings
A murder of crows
A muster of storks
A nye of pheasants (on the ground)
An ostentation of peacocks
A paddling of ducks (on the water)
A parliament of owls
A party of jays
A peep of chickens
A pitying of turtledoves
A raft of ducks
A rafter of turkeys
A siege of herons
A skein of geese (in flight)
A sord of mallards
A spring of teal
A tidings of magpies
A trip of dotterel
An unkindness of ravens
A watch of nightingales
A wedge of swans (or geese, flying in a "V")
A wisp of snipe

 
My pesky pests were 'fans' & I thought of a great way to get them....

we had fans trekking through our yard to spy on the 'stars' that lived behind us - I thought seriously about installing a sprinkler system that was activated by motion (or you could be really evil and sit there and hit the button like a video game) - anyway they would pop up and get them good - kind of like the old dog in the lawn sprinkler photo we all remember. They also make some sort of gadget like this to deter wildlife around ponds and such so I know it could be done.

Oh well, the 'stars' moved before I got the money or energy to do it so if we can just get the word out they don't live there anymore my problem should be over! Honestly, I am REALLY a nice person but I have this little evil mischievious side that comes out every now and then.

 
How many decades ago were we all consumed with these collectives? I have a list somewhere but

clearly those peacocks weren't on it.

 
Judy - EXACTLY the same thing!So weird that they only choose one house to do it to. Dawn's idea of

the hawk photo looks like a good trick. The bird yucky is a mess! Neighbor is a police officer, threatening shooting practice at this point.

 
OH, not wrens! The sweetest little birds. If this makes you feel better, the same neighbors with

the robins found little piles of fur all over their front yard yesterday that looked pretty much like the remnants of a coyote cat snack.

 
Yes, the sweetest little birds. That's what make's it so painful...

Mamma bird had long ago got used to us and our goings on. And I had everyone use the far side door on the patio as to not to disturb her. It just sickens me after watching the little furry tops hatch, see them growing, and listen for the "cheep cheep cheep" when Mamma bird flew in with dinner. And now they are gone. It hurts my very soul.

 
years ago when i was in elementary school

My mom had a red VW bug - one of the originals!
There was a male cardinal that was jealous of the car - i guess he thought it was a supersexed version and there to threaten his territory. Anyway that poor bird did everything he could to try and make the car go away - pecking at the hubcaps and mirrors, flying into the windshield, etc.
I don't think anything worked to make him stop, but the poor bird was exhausting itself every day - I think he just finally gave up....we still laugh about it - one of thoses family sagas I guess.

 
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