The expression appears to have surfaced in the 16th century, allegedly a literal translation of Plato's Republic. In 1545, William Turner wrote a version of the expression in The Rescuing of Romish Fox: "Byrdes of one kynde and color flok and flye allwayes together."
This morning, at the Ponds, I saw Pelicans on the left and Great Egrets on the right, each group doing their own thing. What do birds think when they see other birds in close proximity? On the surface it seems that they don't give a damn!
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