Sentences with phrase «as herons»

The river's estuary is a breeding habitat for fish as well as herons, spoonbills and egrets.

It's a great place to see wetlands species such as herons, kingfishers and the impressive giant Jabiru Stork, as well as various parrots and the distinctive Yucatán Jay.

Defined by unspoilt rainforests, pristine coral water, and marine life such as herons, green sea turtles, dugongs and a myriad of colourful fish; Hinchinbrook Island is really a nature lover's paradise.

World Bird Sanctuary (for birds of prey such as hawks, falcons, owls, eagles etc as well as waterfowl such as herons, pelicans, swans)

Across the continent, Executive Chef Dana Hauser is taking advantage of her onsite garden to roll out delicious scratch offerings such as Herons Rooftop Herb Dip at The Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver.

And it is a child's country, which is described by the water's soft, ambiguous edge, and it is bewildering to stand sentry there, unsuccessfully disguised as a heron, with your large white feet sticking out, to listen to (and wistfully try to recall) the wild laughter, the shrieks, the singular tuneless tunes children drone as they march in intent circles; and to watch them groping into their shadows for shells on the roily bottom or building improbable fortifications to keep the ocean where it belongs («What arc - you doing?»

Tracy Brook, whose prominent natural features include two beaver dams and an active lodge as well as a heron rookery, is named for the stream that flows through the wildlife sanctuary before emptying into Richmond Lake.

Not exact matches

When I'm done with this one, I'll get another as I'm very pleased with the quality, the price, the result from the oven and the heron on the front of the bag.

«There was also a boom in the breeding of native birds such as nankeen night heron, cormorants and the first breeding of the internationally protected Eastern great egrets since 2011, following the delivery of Commonwealth environmental water to the Yanga National Park in early 2015.

Available data demonstrate that organic management of rice paddy fields provides optimal foraging areas for birds and is beneficial to many endangered species of birds, such as the cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis), little egret (Egretta garzetta), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), purple heron (Ardea purpurea), purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), black - winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) and many others.

But stand between tides and above children, as the sly, absorbed heron stands among minnows, and you will find the small empiricists at work.

The picture of them lingers in his mind — two ladies standing stiff and gaunt - legged as blue herons, shrilling with glee as they slide to shore — and it has confounded Keki ever since that hundreds of thousands of tourists never try the sport.

The sanctuary is home to a great blue heron rookery, and bald eagles have been known to nest there, as the once - endangered national symbol continues its inspiring rebound.

The canal is a manatee - free zone, but as we veer into Mosquito Lagoon, where blue herons stalk fish in the shallows and black - headed gulls shriek overhead, I wonder if we will spot one of the elusive sea cows.

As for the blue heron, well, he looks to me like he's been caught in the act of exposing himself.

Long - legged wading birds, like herons, egrets, ibises, storks, and spoonbills may choose nesting sites above resident American alligators, likely to take advantage of protection from nest predators such as raccoons and opossums.

In the outlying ponds and marshes, however, frogs still ruled in massive numbers and made deafeningly cacophonous music as predatory herons, gulls and crows grew fat.

Balcombe suggests that scratching may bring this heron the pleasure of relief, much as it can in humans.

This is a wonderfully subtle performance, decorated with palpable exhaustion, littered with red herons of postpartum, and it's a testament to Theron's transformative power as a performer.

It's a feeble joke extended for over four minutes, as words are carefully chosen and arranged («tawny eagle... aerial unit», «cape buffalo... lion producers», «cattle egret... heron make up», etc.) in anticipation of the payoff of recurring audience laughter.

She started growling and scrambling to get down to the thing and she did eventually get there, but it took about 5 times as long as it used to, and the heron was long gone.

To get a good look at the possibilities that await, a small grassy knoll at Grice Bay provides a stunning, seascape view that is often dotted with Eagles and Great Blue Herons as they pass by.

As the train travels right next to the water, eagles, blue herons, and possibly an orca will be right outside your window.

Scan the skies and waters for herons and egrets (there is a lively rookery along the shoreline, near the Museum of Natural History in Morro Bay State Park), as well as a huge number of migratory waterfowl and peregrine falcons (a pair often nests on Morro Rock).

Later, explore the canals of Tortuguero National Park in small boats, on the lookout for howler, spider and capuchin monkeys, and caiman, as well as ibis, tiger herons, curassow, and other bird species.

The New Northern River between Tower Hill and Lamanai runs through Riverine / Gallery Forest and is a habitat for Limpkins, Kites, Bitterns, Rails and a variety of Herons, such as the Tri-colored and the Chestnut - bellied.

The boat first crosses through mangrove channels at the southern tip of Ambergris Caye offering opportunities for sighting Belted Kingfishers, Great White Herons, Little Blue Herons, Great Blue Herons, Roseate Spoonbills, Black - Necked Stilts, as well as the common occurrence of Brown Pelicans, Frigates, Cormorants, Ospreys, Plovers, Pipers and Terns.

A number of immature yellow - crowned night herons spend the summer with us as well.

Kayaking the Gulf Islands shores reveals small mammals who cruise the inter-tidal world such as mink, otters, deer and racoons, plus over a hundred species of bird life, including bald eagles, great blue herons, ospreys, gulls, cormorants and a wide array of duck species.

This is an opportunity to see the river environment in a different perspective and may allow for a view of some of the nocturnal wildlife, especially birds such as night herons, owls and coots.

Most live prey are quite a bit smaller than the eagle, but predatory attacks on large birds such as the great blue heron and even swans have been recorded.

Disembark on Santiago and be greeted by fresh lava flows veining the waters of Sullivan Bay, as penguins and herons waddle across the cooled volcanic rock in search of fish.

Other birds, such as sandpipers, egrets, and herons utilize tidal patterns, venturing out to rocks during low tide in hopes of catching prey.

The property doubles as a restaurant with plenty of common space for checking your email or just chilling out as the water flows past and herons swoop into the mangroves.

A lot of terrestrial wild life such as hummingbirds, pigeons, herons and iguanas either nest, rest or feed in mangroves over water to be safe from predators.

Groups of spotted rays are also often seen — as are egrets and lava herons.

WILDLIFE The sites» wildlife is as follows: Bird Caye: in Northern Lagoon, red mangrove, breeding colony for egrets, herons, Anhingas, Double - crested Cormorants and White Ibis.

Scan the skies and waters for herons and egrets (there's a lively rookery along the shoreline, near the natural history museum at Morro Bay State Park), as well as a huge number of migratory waterfowl and peregrine falcons (a pair often nests on Morro Rock).

a.s.l., where there are four beautiful lagoons, with an important flora, wild ducks, herons, gulls, migratory birds and a diversity of fish, such as trout, pejerrey (Atherine), huitas, ccarachis, ch» ià ± is and carps that cohabitate with trout and atherine pisciculture.

This is home to a great variety of indigenous animals & birds such as the Macaw and reptiles including turtles, spoonbills, crocodiles, monkeys, herons, kingfishers, caimans and frogs.

Suchitoto is close to Lake Suchitlan, a river that was dammed and formed an ecosystem that offers ornithological interest for abundance as well as for the variety of species, pelicans, herons and storks.

Discover wildlife such as carp and heron, watch the waters for the shy manatee, and explore ancient caves — home to native swallows and bats.

Pelicans, frigate birds, great herons, and cormorants compete for handouts from a fisherman and his wife on Playa Principal as the sun rises over Zihuatanejo Bay.

«As whales breach and spy - hop just offshore, guests can explore whalebone - littered beaches and look for herons, egrets, dolphins and spouting grays,» adds Pritchard.

As we paddled the mangrove - lined channel, flocks of snowy egrets, blue herons and cormorants lined the trees, waded in the shallow water or flew low over the water.

Nicoya Peninsula has over 250 species of birds such as parrots, toucans, Scarlet Macaws, kingfishers, pelicans, herons, and falcons.

A video - game gunman, a flock of herons, and an island of plants endlessly mix and mutate — not only in shape and behaviour but also in status: as protagonists, as extras, as props.

His six - wall display features several birds — a blackbird, a peacock, a duck, and a heron, as well as parrots and gulls.

While he sculpts dogs, wolves, and horses to marvelous effect, his favorite go - to is birds, such as blue herons, ospreys and loons.

With the notion of «balance» as such a slippery and multifarious one, it's no surprise that Vasilikos» camera has been turned to such a wide variety of subjects: a hula hooping woman; a heron; a dog; some very unusual dentures.