The link brings you to a YouTube video of a hawk kettle. It would have been better for the lens to be pulled back to a wider angle-- it would be a natural tendency for someone to want to 'zoom' in. But the interactions of the birds is clear. A guess would be that the swarming birds evoked an image of water boiling in a kettle.
The proper name for a group of hawks is not a flock,however it is referred to a kettle of hawks.
A group of hawks is called a cast, aerie, or kettle. the only hawk you are likely to find in groups is the Harris and it is found in Arizona and Texas. I live in Georgia and have groups of 5 or 6 hawks that circle our open pasture. Don't know what kind they are, as my camera won't zoom that far, but close enough to tell it is hawks.
yes there is a kettle called kelsey
Collective nouns for hawks are:an aerie of hawksa cast of hawksa kettle of hawksa lease of hawksa leash of hawksa mews of hawksa moulting of hawksa stream of hawks
A kettle drum is called a timpani
A paint kettle is called a "kettle" because it resembles the shape of a traditional tea kettle, typically with a spout and handle, making it easy to pour paint from. Its design and function are similar to a kettle used for boiling water, hence the name.
A group of raptors is commonly referred to as a "kettle." This term is often used when describing a gathering of birds of prey, such as hawks or vultures, especially when they are soaring together in the air. Additionally, specific types of raptors may have their own unique collective nouns, but "kettle" is the most widely recognized for raptors in general.
A hawks nest is call an aerie.
Kettle and hob - fob (watch)
i think it is because they look like kettles
A big kettle, to make a lot of tea, is called an urn
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