A Bucket of Balls.........

The other day our good friend Terry, posted a wonderful watercolor of some crows flying..
I commented, "A Murder of Crows"...Of course she understood what I was saying!
There are many acceptable terms for groups of critters. We use terms like a "Pack of Wolves", and a "Flock of Sheep. But here are a few animal terms that you probably haven't even heard of...
A shrewdness of Apes...A pace of Asses
A troop of Monkeys...A cete of Badgers
A sloth of Bears...A colony of Beavers
A singular of Boars...A clouder of Cats
A brood of Chickens...A rag of Colts
A cowerdice of Curs...A gang of Elk
A business of Ferrets...A skulk of Foxes
A trip of Goats...A drift of Hogs
A troop of Kangaroos...A kindle of Kittens
A leap of Leopards..A nest of Mice
A barren of Mules...A string of Ponies
A nest of Rabbits...A crash of Rhinoceroses
A bevy of roebucks...A dray of Squirrels
A sounder of Swine...A pod of Whales
A gam of Whales...A dole of Doves

A paddling of Duck(swimming)
A raft of Duck ( in water, but not swimming )
A team of Ducks ( in the air )
A charm of Finches
A gaggle of Geese ( on the ground )
A skein of Geese ( in the air )
A siege of Herons
A deceit of Lapwings
An exaltations of Larks
A parliament of Owls
A covey of Quail
An ostentation of Peacocks
A nye of Pheasants ( on the ground )
A bouquet of Pheasants ( taking to the air )
An unkindness of Ravens
A murmeration of Sandpipers
A rafter of Turkeys
A descent of Woodpeckers

An army of Caterpillars...A business of Flies
A cluster of Grasshoppers...A plague of Locusts

A shoal of Bass...A bed of Snakes
A knot of Toads...A bale of Turtles

Feel free to use these terms in any form of writing, or conversation. And if anyone gives you any shit about it ...Tell them Mr. Knowitall said it was OK!!... Peace.... Galen