Sentences with phrase «bird decoys»

Mimicking bird decoys, the objects are effectively blind, both in the sense that they know not what they are but also that they are without eyes.

Utility and connoisseurship are evoked in the world of bird decoys.

To confirm this hypothesis, researchers uncovered tit nests in Finland and then placed a bird decoy nearby — either a pied flycatcher or an innocuous wax wing — and played the corresponding birdsong.

Not exact matches

Not only is a stool pigeon a decoy bird, it is also unparliamentary and Mr Rogers had to withdraw the remark.

The researchers made fake bird colonies out of the decoy ducks on a beach in Adelaide, Australia.

Attempts to discourage the birds with owl decoys on utility poles have failed; when their nests are removed, they return quickly and build again.

Other animation depicts bizarre hunting techniques, such as the use of a live decoy called a «stool pigeon,» the origin of the term, to lure unsuspecting birds to hidden nets.

Training Retrievers for Marshes and Meadows James B. Spencer — Alpine Publications Includes puppy training, basic obedience training, play retrieving, simple marked retrieves, gun proofing, introducing birds and decoys, force - breaking, marks, blinds, and more.

Subjects included are: teaching a young dog all facets of basic obedience and introducing a pup to retrieving dummies, live birds, gun fire, boats, blinds, decoys, and water.