Sentences with phrase «like feather plucking»

These birds simply can not thrive if they are neglected, and will resort to destructive behaviors like feather plucking if their need for interaction is not met.

Toys can be important to not only keep a bird active and occupied but also avoid the development of bad behaviors such as yelling, biting or self - destructive actions like feather plucking.

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 Gordon used used the metaphor of Jean - Baptiste Colbertâ $ ™ s (finance minister to the Louis XIV, the «Sun King») that the art of taxation was like plucking feathers from a goose: «Â obtain the -LSB-...]

For what a presence he was, that snow - white fisherman With the long golden beak and the black stick legs, Whether preening his wind - riffled feathers As he stood on his bright - orange water temple (That pi - shaped torii that floated like a spirit), Or flapping prehistorically across the pond To stalk and stab in the dark water Plucking with dagger bill a twitching minnow.

Like covering the clutch of eggs with feathers to protect them while she takes one of her brief breaks.And the «brood patch» of down that she plucked from her own belly to keep the eggs warmer (through direct contact with her skin).

«Our state - run company is like a gigantic fat goose, and everyone must take a bite or pluck a feather or two from it.

So, I ran out to the forest and plucked me some feathers just like the pilgrims would have.