Saturday’s Critters – Squadron, Scoop, or Brief, your Choice

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I have a new toy. An action camera. Not a GoPro but a knockoff that costs literally one tenth of what a GoPro does but is only 60% as good. It’s my second of this type and it is really good. I experimented on Kodi with it. He couldn’t figure out if it was a toy to play with or food to eat. It is pretty tiny.

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So I also experimented on Lizzy the Cat with it. I think that people who experiment on pets are terrible, don’t you.

I went on a bike ride the other day. I stopped for a rest break at the Turkey Mountain lower parking lot. I saw this dinosaur skeleton off in the woods on a trail meant for children.

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Later in my bike ride I happened on this “pouch” of American White Pelicans on a sandbar in the Arkansas River. I love all the various collective nouns for birds. My favorite is a murder of crows. Other terms for a group of pelicans are “squadron”, “pod”, “pouch” or “scoop”. You can always call them a flock, other terms are “brief”, “raft” or “rookery.” I love it.

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7 thoughts on “Saturday’s Critters – Squadron, Scoop, or Brief, your Choice

  1. Eileen

    Hello Yogi,
    Love the photos of your Kodi and Lizzy! The White Pelicans are one of my many favorite birds.
    Great collection of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

  2. John's Island

    Alan, Great post! I will be smiling all day thanks to those pics of Kodi and Lizzy. Yes, experimenting on pets is terrible, but this was really an educational experience. 😊 So, no worries. I like the results from your new action camera. I’m definitely with you on the collective nouns for birds. Squadron sounds good to me. Now, thank you for all the info re your drone and your last post in your answers to my questions. I appreciate all that. All the possibilities for photography with today’s devices fascinates an old guy like me who started back in the days when we had to take film into a shop to get it processed. Thanks for sharing your blog! Kind regards from Seattle. John

  3. Yvonne

    I think when a group of crows go after something, it sounds like a murder is about to happen. I had to laugh about what you wrote on experimenting with your pets. Kodi and Lizzy seem happy and willing to take the chance. Wishing a lovely ending to your October.

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