Flocks of tourists were collecting their baggage while a guide shouted to gather them for check-in.
Flocks of sheep graze in the distance while the odd pheasant flutters between the topiary.
Each May and June, the flocks of seafaring birds arrive on the islets, clamouring for the best breeding spots.
Growing flocks of sheep have also done their bit in stripping the mountains of vegetation.
Flocks of ducks make their summer home in the pond at Laurelhurst Park (Stark and SE 39th).
Estrada, 62, is candid about a private life that includes flocks of mistresses and children born out of wedlock.
Then, beyond a lake populated by flocks of black swans, there is the first sight of the Tongariro mountain range.
Free-space optics would have the odd drawback, such as flocks of birds, showers of snowflakes or banks of fog interrupting the beams.
With all their backs turned against the wind I can't help thinking of those flocks of Antarctic penguins huddled miserably against the blizzard.
They heard how mathematicians have found that the urge to synchronize works inside flocks of birds, schools of fish and certain inorganic objects.
They have been colonised by flocks of green ring-necked parakeets, an Indian bird that has mysteriously gone feral in much of south-east Britain.
We saw flocks of birds and then another spout, this one sandwiched between our boat and the islands and much larger than any we had seen.
Flocks of brilliant white egrets settle on the terraces of the rice fields, hungrily watching for fish in the clear waters that trickle through.
Flocks of them used to fly to Hong Kong, Bangkok and Hawaii to buy imported European goods more cheaply than they could at home.
Some 106 miles to the southeast is a network of salt lakes that are home in spring and summer to vast flocks of pink flamingos.
From throwing fireballs to directing flocks of ravens or firing lightning bolts, the vigors are permanent once acquired and powered by salts found throughout the city.
Ferries, fishing boats, private launches and container ships jostle for space in these crowded waterways, presided over by flocks of screeching seagulls that supply another of the city's signature sounds.
As wild migratory birds will sometimes visit farms and as domestic flocks of ducks or chickens often live alongside pigs, especially in developing countries, this is quite feasible.
The beach is sheltered by sand dunes overgrown with juniper bushes, and at one point runs between the sea and a saltwater lagoon that is often home to flocks of flamingos.
From sandy riverbed campsites you can watch flocks of colourful parrots as the sun goes down, and the night becomes even more eerie when dingoes fill the darkness with their howls.
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This would moisten a bit of the exposed lake bed and provide an emergency stopover for the enormous flocks of geese, avocets, grebes and teal that visit the Salton Sea.
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Workers sweep the squares with willow brooms, and flocks of pigeons swoop across the courtyards or roost on temple rooftops, their fluttering wings blending with the distant hum of traffic and car horns.
Without flocks of resort-goers, nations in this part of the world would have to rely more heavily on agriculture, leaving their economies at the mercy of the fluctuating prices of commodities like coffee, sugar and bananas.
Yet it is home to a roadside stand serving organic fruit and vegetables, a health-food shop packed with nutritious grains and a superstore that University of Washington researchers found attracts flocks of shoppers from well outside the desert.
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The members of the subak meet in their own temple to arrange repairs to the maze of irrigation channels that sustain them, and to plan when to start weeding, ploughing, planting, harvesting or even allowing flocks of ducks in their fields.
In some places, at least, ruthless monitoring of poultry flocks has reduced both the avian disease and the (already rare) cases of people becoming infected.
With minimal narration and swift explanatory titles, the director sweeps viewers up in the surging movements of huge flocks that swarm from north to south every fall and back again in spring.
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