Sentences with phrase «national bird»

For example, the Andean Cock - of - the - Rock (national bird of Peru) can be identified by the male's brilliant red color.

In honor of National Bird Day, we named this 11 year old sweetie Birdie!

Many of the species migrating through or breeding here are highlighted as priority species in national bird conservation plans.

who knew it was national bird feeding month.

The quietly powerful documentary National Bird, directed by Sonia Kennebeck, reveals the story of three whistleblowers who speak about their...

Most days our proud national bird can be found in many of our national parks mugging vultures to snatch a rotting muskrat carcass or beating up an osprey to steal fish.

Not a food - gathering entrepreneur by nature, the current national bird prefers sponging off the efforts of smaller, more capable food - finding species whenever he can.

However, if we are going to embark on a symbol - revision program we ought to begin with a more important task» finding a new national bird.

January 5: Mark National Bird Day by designing feathered finger puppets and eating like a bird (Acton)

The Black - tailed Godwit has recently become the Dutch national bird and I've made four life - size birds for their offices.

Benjamin Franklin was so enamored with the wild turkey that he thought it would be a far better choice as America's national bird rather than the bald eagle.

As the unofficial national bird, the emu appears proudly bearing a shield on the Australian Coat of Arms, is stamped onto the 50 cent coin and rendered on many popular postal stamps.

Produced by the illustrious team - up of Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, Sonia Kennebeck's National Bird frostily probes the ethical ins and outs of America's secret drone programme through the frank personal testimonies of three air force whistleblowers no longer willing to hover in silence.

In coordination with the Animal Protection Institute (API), the AWC has established National Bird Day (January 5), as a day of action and education on behalf of captive birds.

Or, how prohibiting TNR and the feeding of outdoor cats would, as ABC claims in its October 2011 letter to big - city mayors — to which Antoniotti refers in her story — «stop the epidemic spread of feral cats that threaten national bird populations as well as scores of other wildlife.»

National Bird Clubs and organizations American Federation of Aviculture International Avicultural Society World Parrot Trust American Cockatiel Society Grey - Cheeked Parakeet site Alex and Irene Peperberg

After exploring the site, walk outdoors to a free flight cage for a closer look at UAE's national birds live in action.

Six endemic species Saint Lucia has six endemic species, one of which is the islands national bird, the Saint Lucia Parrot (Amazona Veriscolor), a species that recovered from dangerously low population numbers in the early 1980s.

Spot such avian charmers as the speckle - faced parrot, green jays, and even the Andean cock - of - the - rock — Peru's vibrantly hued national bird.

Humans, in turn, flock to where the eagles are, hoping to get a glimpse — or a great camera shot — of the majestic U.S. national bird.

A poll was held in 1996 and as a result, the Cayman parrot was voted national bird of Cayman, wild banana orchid as the national flower and the silver thatch palm as official national tree.

Bonaire is home to almost 200 different species of birds, including its signature national bird: the flamingo.

On your hike, you will hike pass Melochor Artaega's farm, where you will see many species of flora and fauna, including the famous Peruvian national bird called Cock of the Rock, tucanets, propendolas, parrots and orchids.

For his Parkett edition, Adrián Villar Rojas has produced a sculptural object that imitates the natural architecture, applied by the Hornero, one of Argentina's most iconic national birds.

Franklin proposed the turkey as the official national bird, and was dismayed when the bald eagle was chosen instead.

Predictions indicated that up to 22 golden eagles, Scotland's national bird of prey, could collide with the wind -LSB-...]

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: February is National Bird Feeding Month, and it can be an entertaining and educational use of your backyard.

The quietly powerful documentary National Bird, directed by Sonia Kennebeck, reveals the story of three whistleblowers who speak about their experiences in the US drone program: Heather, a former drone imagery...

This time the count kicked off on December 15th, 2017 and will end on January 5th 2018 - just in time for National Bird Day!

I don't think it's right to permit our national bird to be killed.

We need a national bird that can withstand the everyday toxins of modern American life, not some oversensitive eco-wimp.

Even a hummingbird is more aggressive in defense of its nest than our national bird.

If the coin landed on tails, the turkey would have been the national bird, eagles would still be endangered, you'd have to settle for eating ham (still an obomination according to the Bible) for Thanksgiving dinner, and you wouldn't care a lick about this.

All these comments defending the bald eagles here and all the hyper - Christian spiels to go with it, and not a one about how the national bird is about to be slaughtered at the hands of Pagans.

They want to make all this money on casinos, now they want to slaughter our national bird... why?

Give these tribes the right to kill Bald Eagles and rely on their responsible stewardship of the land we will see our national bird back on the endangered species list in 5 years.

The eagle is our national bird for our country.

It's our national bird and a great symbol of America and that's exactly why they want to kill it.

And we almost had the «Majestic Turkey» as our national bird, does that mean we are horrible people for eating one or two on Thanksgiving?

And of course, killing our national bird is really going to tear us down.

The macaw is just one of many magnificent animal species at risk from habitat destruction, including the jaguar, the night monkey, and the resplendent quetzal, Guatemala's national bird.

Culminating event of the year for bird - dog men is the National Bird Dog Championship trial at Grand Junction, Tenn. in February.

Long revered by avid birders as a haven for rare species, including Panama's national bird, the majestic Harpy Eagle.

The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey indigenous to North America, most recognizable as the national bird of the United States.

Turkeys became so established in the pioneer psyche that in 1784, commenting on the choice of the bald eagle as the national bird, Benjamin Franklin quipped: «The turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America... He is besides, though a little vain and silly, a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British Guards.»