Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
Cockatoos looking for a feed by the side of the highway at lunchtime, Geilston Bay.
The cockies are back, and by golly they don't half make some noise! Think thirty newborns eager for a feed, and you're on your way to imagining the delight of a big flock of cockatoos.
That said, flock is entirely unsuitable as the collective noun. If pressed, the appropriate term of venery might be "an ebullience of cockatoos".
How about "an exuberance of cockatoos"?
"An imbroglio of cockatoos"?
"A seraglio of cockatoos"?
I dunno.
What do you reckon?
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My wife has shared a BBQ with Bob too.
He certainly had a fine crest on him.
However the Indian tota is green or flourescent green in colour with a bright red beak. These are fond of green chillies. I have seen these white species for the first time.
Good luck with all the noise!
They are very pretty, and these can be found by the side of the road??
Here are some earlier photos I've posted.
I have a list at home stating the offical collective is a "crackle" or a "family" of cockatoos. Not as fitting as "cacophany", though. And for bonus points, the collective noun for lapwings ("plovers") is "a decit of lapwings". Which is much better.
Bastards.
cacophany is good, but