A Gulp Of Cormorants ~

drying their wings!
We often see up to 16 or more at a time..

Mr Google tells me..
Names for collective groups of animals or birds are thought to date from
The Book of Saint Alban’s, published in 1486 by Dame Juliana Berners.
here many of the collective nouns were chosen simply for the humorous images they conjure up, or the alliteration.

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot - it amazes me as how they spread their wings to dry them !

[Walks @ 7]

Great capture and nice to know about the 'gulp' moniker.

[Shutterbug]

A gulp? Interesting. I would never have known that. Nice capture of the gulp.

[Diana]

Great capture Valerie! You seem to have one of our African Darters on the right ;-)

[Issi Bannerman]

A gulp, indeed? Never heard of that, but I like it!

[Wylie]

A gulp, love it. The darter in back has lovely markings.

[Merrelyn]

That's quite a gathering. A gulp seems perfect for them.

[Carole Sandford]

Not heard of that name. A great photo though.

[Valerie Chesney]

@jamibann @joansmor @beryl @joysabin @ludwigsdiana @shutterbug49 @pusspup @merrelyn @carole_sandford ..Gulp surprised me too!...Thank you all for liking & for your great comments & Favs..📷😊

[Kathy A]

I've never heard of a gulp before

[Valerie Chesney]

@ludwigsdiana .. Yes Diana, we see a number of African Darter's here & aren't their markings beautiful.
I do so enjoy your bird photos in fact I look forward to seeing your daily photos & those runner ducks were exceptional..

[Valerie Chesney]

@kjarn Me either Kathy, the article was quite interesting..