It's hard to describe without revealing too much, but few films gave me as much pleasure last year
as watching Bird People open up in ways I never could have expected.
Not exact matches
The North Pacific coast, also known
as the Gold Coast, attracts expats who enjoy spectacular ocean views, gorgeous beaches, world - class sport fishing,
bird watching, scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking, horseback riding, and surfing.
Oh, I knew the Harper Government ™ had nothing but contempt for the electorate — they're officially in contempt of Parliament — but
as I
watched him walking out on the reporters, I felt
as if he were flipping me the
bird.
Bird's proclivity for, well, most everything serves him well once again,
as each of his songs are punctuated by his piercing whistle (if you haven't heard it, you should stop reading andgo
watch this), always spot - on guitar playing and classically trained violin plucking and bowing.
You can approach it
as a scientist, seeking to categorize, systematize, and organize it, or you can approach it like a person who sits in their backyard, listening to the
birds and
watching the sunset.
As the rain fell tropically into our garden and the children disappeared for the night, we settled into something of a rhythm, watching and scooping as the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing choru
As the rain fell tropically into our garden and the children disappeared for the night, we settled into something of a rhythm,
watching and scooping
as the sky greyed over and dozens of birds provided a backing choru
as the sky greyed over and dozens of
birds provided a backing chorus.
A flock of
birds exploded out of a nearby tree, I
watched them dark against the purple sky
as they scattered and soared out.
Well,
as I look at out sour cherry tree in full blossom here in Oslo, I am reminded that this season, instead of
watching most of the cherries being eaten by the
birds, I would love to harvest a bunch and make some sort of chutney.
There is something for everyone with such activities
as jungle canopy zip line tours, ATV trail riding, white water rafting, deep sea fishing, whale
watching, swimming with dolphins,
birding tours and more.
As I sat on the afterdeck, sometimes
watching the
birds, sometimes picking at the rust and coral in the cuts on my feet, a large moth lit beside me.
I was alone in my father's house,
watching the Wisconsin winter through the big picture windows — goldfinches and cardinals at the
bird feeder, flights of mallards rising and circling and landing on the Menomonee across the road, icicles dripping from the eaves and then freezing again
as the sun went down — but I wasn't seeing a bit of it.
But over the course of the week, I
watched as the circle around each of those «bouquets» grew to include rocks that Annabel had brought up from the bottom of the lake, a little bit of loose moss from Adelaide's walk in the woods, and the bluejay feathers that Ezra found on the ground (after
watching a majestic eagle swoop down to capture that beautiful
bird).
If your child plans to use binoculars for long period of time such
as during camping or
bird watching, the comfort of the binoculars will be most important.
In fact, because of citizen science efforts at Mass Audubon, the eastern whip - poor - will, one of the inaugural
Birds to
Watch, was recently listed
as a Species of Special Concern in Massachusetts, affording it more protection.
(It's a lot like
bird -
watching, every call means something,
as you can see) The child is usually seen curling up, in order to relieve any abdominal pain.
«Little
Bird» is laying here asleep and
as I
watch those precious smiles
as she is dreaming sweet dreams... I think about the respectful care that she especially received before she was born being under the care of a midwife.
While that could be true, it is also quite likely that the child is
watching the
birds and wondering how they can fly or they may be looking at the leaves on a tree
as they drop to the ground wondering what makes the leaves fall from the trees.
As we sat down on the rocky beach in the balmy 70 degrees and
watch the
birds, ferries and helicopters (that's what was out there), I began to overhear this mom trying to discipline her child.
The way the Fisher Price mobile was situated in the swing was no good for helping him go to sleep
as he would have to crane his neck in order to
watch the
birds moving up above.
She travels with an eye for culture
as well
as nature, and can think of no better way to spend a day than to be in a new place, with new friends, simply
watching birds.
She
watched carefully
as caterpillars spun themselves cocoons, which opened to reveal summer
birds, or butterflies and moths.
You start
as a child: You like to ramble around and
watch birds, turn over rocks, pick up snakes.
Just
as you wouldn't
bird -
watch in interior Antarctica, you wouldn't search for aliens in inhospitable environments.
Another paper published last year showed that people prefer
watching song -
birds, such
as blackbirds, robins, blue tits and great tits, in their garden to other varieties of garden
bird.
With few trees to obstruct views, it is one of the best places in the country to
watch tapir (Tapirus terrestris), giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), and, of course, the greater rhea (Rhea americana), the large flightless
bird related to the ostrich which is locally known
as «ema» in Portuguese.
Although technology often separates kids from nature, it can also be used to build appreciation, such
as with apps for
bird -
watching, plant identification and geocaching (using GPS for outdoor treasure hunts).
Three German architects created this
bird -
watching station in Bavaria using fast - growing willow trees
as the sole supports.
In 1954, after eating dinner at Einstein's house at the invitation of a mutual friend, Griffin
watched curiously
as Einstein wound up a plastic toy
bird with suction cups for feet.
When I first visited Australia in 1985, the thrushes I
watched in the rainforests of Queensland were called White's thrush, Zoothera dauma, but now this
bird has been reclassified
as the russet - tailed ground thrush, Zoothera heinii.
Listen to the
bird's songs and
watch as they craft nests in the bushes.
Just
as there was nothing I could do to comfort the
bird in his last moments, I knew I would not be able to be there for Mr. M. I am well aware that this is not my role, but nonetheless, it is hard
watching it happen right in front of my eyes.
We stared at Larry
Bird as we chowed down and
watched good old American football on TV.
Thank you for reminding us to take time and appreciate the life around us... even if it's
as simple
as tuning into the
bird's song,
watching the breeze create movement in the trees and soaking in a little sun from time to time.
It doesn't matter what it is they choose do - hang - gliding, pottery,
bird -
watching, competitive scrabble -
as long
as they do it
as a team.
On Facebook early Monday, Willemse wrote: «
As I sit and mourn such a beautiful life gone too fast, all i can say is look up and
watch the
birds fly high and free today...
Las Vegas — On Facebook early Monday, Willemse wrote: «
As I sit and mourn such a beautiful life gone too fast, all i can say is look up and
watch the
birds fly high and free today...
The nadir of the movie's poor judgment occurs during its still - mostly - astonishing climax, when Petit lies down on the cable, engulfed in misty cloud cover, and
watches a lone gull hovers over him and seems to stare into his eyes,
as if wondering if he's some kind of
bird, too.
Alec was the only reason to
watch what Hollywood did to Dr. Seuss, and Daniel is so seedy
as a private eye in Anonymous Rex that the local
birds smack their beaks.
Greta Gerwig who wrote and directed «Lady
Bird,» which won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, noted that «it's been such an incredible year for women in film both
as actors and also writers and directors and producers and people who are really coming to the forefront to tell their stories about the world
as they know it from where they are standing, and I think that the response to these projects and the support that these projects have gotten and the way that audiences are going to see them or
watching them in their homes, I think all of this just makes it so much easier for the next crop of filmmakers who want to tell stories about women.»
It's no wonder Lady
Bird is getting the acclaim is has received thus far this year and announces Gerwig
as a filmmaking force to be
watched in the coming years.
As for «Lady
Bird,» Nolan compared the experience of
watching Gerwig's coming - of - age film to reliving a memory.
(Ray's love of
bird -
watching comes across
as a signpost for hidden tenderness — see, he's not a monster!
Ten years after moving from Israel to the United States and starting her career with modeling work and acting classes, her latest role
as Jenna in Greta Gerwig's celebrated new film Lady
Bird has put her on the map, and, with a number of upcoming movies, the young actress is one to
watch.
Gerwig does the same with Saoirse Ronan who is both fantastic
as Lady
Bird and, at times, I had to remind myself I wasn't actually
watching Greta Gerwig, circa 2003.
Netflix's long - term «every movie available everywhere at once» model hypothetically solves all my problems, but also creates this one:
Watching The Big Sick or Lady
Bird as part of a big crowd can be just
as rewarding and enhancing an experience
as taking in a sold - out showing of Black Panther.
«Super Bowl weekend, you know that people are going to be
watching TV for pretty much the whole weekend — they may even be shopping for a TV on Saturday,» says Olivier Gauthier - Mercier, the distribution and sales director for Elevation Pictures, the Toronto - based distributor of such current hits
as Lady
Bird, The Florida Project and The Breadwinner.
«Doing press with Greta [Gerwig, the Oscar - nominated writer and director of Lady
Bird],
watching her speak about her experiences
as a director, it's made me think, «I'd like to try my hand at that.
The Angry
Birds movie will,
as I'm sure most of the cast is now contractually obligated to put it, be «slingshotting» into theatres in July of 2016, and although I'm not convinced the game's billions of players are exactly clamoring for a big - screen addition to the franchise, I have to give Rovio credit — I would even
watch the live - action Tetris movie if it landed a cast like this.
My recommendation:
Watch Bird People with
as little knowledge
as possible about what to expect, and enjoy the ride.
«The Big Year» is an enjoyable comedy with an unusual premise about three dedicated «birders» (that's
bird watching) and their attempt to track
as many species
as possible during a whole year.