Sentences with phrase «just as a bird»

But what happens at the very beginning of the process, just as a bird's habitat starts to change?

Thus, just as birds that spend most of their time airborne have evolved more streamlined bodies and lighter, small skeletons, they have also evolved streamlined egg shapes to fit through the pelvis, she says.

THE dragons in the Harry Potter movies fly using wings made from modified forelimbs, just as birds and bats do.

Just as bird owners are encouraged to buy perches their new pets are already familiar with, these customers should be urged to buy foraging devices that the bird has been using in the store.

Just as the birds flew south for the winter, the dogs and cats will head north.

«Oldsquaw» is a word that may catch a few eyes in this age of political correctness, just as the bird with this name did on our sea kayak tours this week in the San Juan Islands.

He's going to take over the company's compliance and government relations efforts just as Bird seems poised for a big, nationwide rollout following its huge $ 100 million raise.

Just as a bird gathers the stuff to make a warm and cozy nest.

Not exact matches

Just as Angry Birds helped teach a generation of iPad users how to swipe, AR glasses will empower a new massive mobile gaming revolution.

One of my earliest childhood memories is standing in the back garden of our family home as my grandfather recited a prayer of committal for a dead bird we had just buried in the flowerbed.

Since its 1861 discovery in Bavaria, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, most scientists have placed Archaeopteryx at the root of the broad group of proto - birds, known as Avialae, from which our avian feathered friends emerged.

Does not logic dictate that both birds and turtles somehow acquired this «skill», not on their own or by evolution, but that a Master Designer created them with this marvelous navigational ability just as a GPS was designed by a mind?

Just a wing of a bird would be a great liability as it is developing until it would develop into something useful, and the bird with the wing that is in development stages would be slow and awkward and get eaten faster.

Until I physically see a single fossil record supporting macro-evolution, or a bird give live birth to a mammal, or a monkey hatch from a chicken egg (I am being ridiculous intentionally, because macro-evolution is literally that ridiculous), I will go with the FACT that the theory of macro-evolution is hogwash and just as imaginary as an all powerful creator of the universe.

Pope Benedict XVI himself has said that an «industrial use of creatures, so that geese are fed in such a way as to produce as large a liver as possible, or hens live so packed together that they become just caricatures of birds, this degrading of living creatures to a commodity seems to me in fact to contradict the relationship of mutuality that comes across in the Bible.»

The parable of the mustard seed in verses 30 - 32 has two points: (1) just as the tiny mustard seed can grow (in the Mediterranean area) into a fairly tall tree, so the humble start of the kingdom of God does not preclude a victorious ending; (2) the kingdom is now present, and all nations and peoples («birds of the air» was a phrase used by the rabbis to mean all people, including Gentiles) may now partake of it.

Archaeopteryx, along with the well developed record of feathered dinosaurs and very early birds, provides a wonderful example of transitional features within extinct forms bridging those features present in extant forms, just as evolution predicts they should.

@Godpot... (God — pot... I'll have to try that... seems Dad has been holding back...) and that Moses character... I'll wager there was more than just a bush burnin» up there... (wouldn't know... me and that bird were trying to figure out the physics of stuffing «God» into a human womb right about that time... I'm thinking all these characters, not just me, were a bit «touched» as my child «Reality» likes to say...: 0)

I find this is not right as a friend mentioned many Bald Eagles have been killed by by the hands of humans to use Windmills for energy, they save them why cant they be used rather than murder a innocent bird souring in the freedom of the sky just saying theres got ta be another way, why do they have to kill them use the reserve the humans have killed from these windmills

Taylor believes she will paint the sky, and that to get there, she doesn't need to be like a bird, she can go just as she is, with the minor addition of wings.

As usual, all the birds have eaten all the cherries off the tree, just before they turned red!

While nothing is blooming just yet, birds can be heard singing and it's not as cold as it was just one week ago.

What began as a 21,000 bph (birds per hour) factory and farming site, became a 37,000 bph facility in the space of just three years.

Additionally, I've been to China and had a variety that must have been what she was talking about because it looks just like her description and, while still hot, were nowhere near as hot as the Thai bird or piquin varieties.

A very busy month for birds; just as busy for farmers.

We like that this is a single sheet tray meal that uses a carved - up chicken, but you could just as easily rub the pesto on a whole chicken for a beautiful green bird to carve tableside.

I haven't yet made the recipe again as it's just so much easier (& probably cost effective) to simply buy one from Little Bird themselves.

«It strikes Werner just then as wondrously futile to build splendid buildings, to make music, to sing songs, to print huge books full of colorful birds in the face of the seismic, engulfing indifference of the world - what pretensions humans have!»

If I don't get to them quick enough, I'll lose each one of those sweet berries to the birds, chipmunks, and squirrels who wait with just as much anticipation as I do for them to ripen.

So, just as I expect the Yankees to perform better as Sanchez and Stanton start to hit, as Bird, a healthy Drury, and possibly Torres replace Wade, Walker, and Blurry Drury, and Tanaka's splitter comes to life in the warmer weather, I also expect the Red Sox to come back to a more earthly level of play, and possibly be affected by their own strings of bad luck.

Just as saying Dwyane Wade has three rings versus, say, Larry Bird's three rings.

Probably have to wait until Bird returns or if they think Torres is ready before that to send him down and just keep Austin as the DH and 1B backup since they have Peterson and Torreyes as utility infielders.

We just need one more defeat to keep Arsenal from statistically being able to win the title, since the second half of the season is way more difficult, considering we have a few very tough away games such as both manchesters, the balancing bird club and Liverpool.

Succinctly, the oldtimer replied: «Just as many as you take with you when you go bird hunting.»

McCullers is slated to face Didi Gregorius, Gary Sanchez, and Greg Bird as Houston attempts to get these last three outs and earn their first - ever World Series berth as the AL's representative — and just the second Fall Classic appearance in franchise history.

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

Now as you know I take a pretty good picture, being the handsome bird that I am, well this week I have realised I look just as handsome in a selfie too.

I was working part - time as a dispenser at a doctor's surgery and I was just making the birds for myself when someone asked me to bring some into work to show them.

As I was thumbing through the basket, I realized just how many were bird related!

The Notebaert Goes to the Birds with New Birds of Paradise Exhibit - Third Coast Review - February 2, 2018 Just as Museum Week was kicking off in Chicago, the Notebaert was celebrating its 161st birthday and the opening of their newest special exhibit, Birds of Paradise — Amazing Avian Evolution, which includes an amazing live animal exhibit called The Bird House that features a rotating cast of local and exotic birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact Birds with New Birds of Paradise Exhibit - Third Coast Review - February 2, 2018 Just as Museum Week was kicking off in Chicago, the Notebaert was celebrating its 161st birthday and the opening of their newest special exhibit, Birds of Paradise — Amazing Avian Evolution, which includes an amazing live animal exhibit called The Bird House that features a rotating cast of local and exotic birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact Birds of Paradise Exhibit - Third Coast Review - February 2, 2018 Just as Museum Week was kicking off in Chicago, the Notebaert was celebrating its 161st birthday and the opening of their newest special exhibit, Birds of Paradise — Amazing Avian Evolution, which includes an amazing live animal exhibit called The Bird House that features a rotating cast of local and exotic birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact Birds of Paradise — Amazing Avian Evolution, which includes an amazing live animal exhibit called The Bird House that features a rotating cast of local and exotic birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact birds for visitors to meet, learn about and interact with.

Now, several months into it (and countless drawings and photographs later), they still get just as excited each time a bird comes, begging me to get the camera «with the YellaPhoto lens!».

The Owl is considered the smartest bird in the animal and kingdom and you can show just how wise you are as a parent with the My Little Night Owl Sleep Sack from Baby Aspen.

Located on a 121 - acre wildlife sanctuary just south of Boston, the Museum of American Bird Art houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection, which is shared with the public through exhibitions as well as through a wide variety of education programs.

Opening her mouth like a little bird as wide as she possibly could, you just couldn't feed her without cracking up.

I picked the Kesem Name Condor because I love birds, and just as a Condor has large wings, I have a wingspan of 6» 8 ″.

We are sure that counting your backyard birds will be just as fun as it always was, with the added bonus of including your data in one of the largest citizen science projects in the world.

As conference organizer and Mass Audubon Director of Important Bird Areas Wayne Petersen put it, «Whether you're just learning about birds and how they can help you connect with nature, or an experienced birder seeking to refine one's understanding of these remarkable creatures, Birders Meeting offers plenty of resources and attractions.

When Mitt Romney named PBS as Big Bird, we found out not just that people are attached to this big yellow bird, but rather that they are attached to PBS and to what it meBird, we found out not just that people are attached to this big yellow bird, but rather that they are attached to PBS and to what it mebird, but rather that they are attached to PBS and to what it means.

«Let's not just talk the talk, let's walk the walk and G.I.V.E. Back to our disabled veterans by truly thanking them for everything we hold dear as Americans and as New Yorkers by offering them a birds eye view of the government they sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears and nearly their own lives to protect.

Because in the Peskova ruling of May 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that a bird strike was an «extraordinary event» under EU flight compensation regulation 261 - with the result that airlines didn't have to pay compensation, just as they don't for delays caused by lightning strikes or severe weather events.