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The Great Crested Orange Twat

Posted on 2020-06-07 by arjaybe

The Great Crested Orange Twat — var. The Great Crested Orange Twit or The Great Crested Orange Twitter — is a contemptible bird, in keeping with the definition of its name. Twat: A contemptible and stupid man. Of course we’re … Continue reading →

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Merlin on the Fence

Posted on 2018-07-27 by arjaybe

This morning I looked up to see a raptor struggling on the fence. It was a merlin, and it was flapping and thrashing on the second rail up. At first I thought it was killing its prey, but it was … Continue reading →

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Murmuration

Posted on 2014-07-31 by arjaybe

In my posts on collective nouns, parts one and two, I had many examples for birds and humans and other animals. Even plants were represented. I could have gone on and on, listing existing collective nouns and inventing my own, … Continue reading →

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