Sentences with phrase «of egrets»

The new award is named for Mass Audubon's founders, Boston cousins Harriet Hemenway and Minna Hall, who in 1896 began a campaign to stop the commercial killing of egrets and other birds whose feathers were used to adorn fashionable hats of the era.

«Almost 120 years ago, Mass Audubon was founded by two women who, outraged by the mass killing of egrets and other species for their feathers, inspired a national movement to protect vulnerable birdlife,» Tepper noted.

I wanted to buy more of the Egret off - white color, but already the small sizes are sold out.

Along with them, we smile in their joy at that first unforgettable photo of our barrier reef, the sight of the majesty of an egret or hummingbird in flight or as they feel the deep bass roar of a howler monkey and the surprise of a random iguana crossing their path... the sites and sounds of Belize and Placencia greeting them at every turn.

In this class Paul Apps moves to oils and paints a striking image of an egret.

Not exact matches

The many birds that converge on the wetlands of the Riverland — the Glossy Ibis, Peregrine falcons, the Eastern Great Egret, the White - bellied Sea Eagle, the Caspian Tern and the Sharp - tailed Sandpiper — will also benefit from the flooding of additional wetland areas.

«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.

There are dozens of different kinds of birds in the Lowcountry, and kayaking is a great way to see egrets and herons up close.

Aldo Leopold, an American ecologist, forester, environmentalist, and author of A Sand County Almanac (1949), once described this Colorado River Delta as a «milk and honey wilderness where egrets gathered like a snowstorm, jaguars roamed, and wild melons grew.»

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.

Indeed, expanding the survey to include the bats» compatriots of the skies: woodpeckers, egrets, hummingbirds, and other birds, showed that the genome dynamcis of the two flying mammal species was more like that of the birds than the land - bound mammals.

«I immediately knew what it was — a flight landing track — because I've seen many similar tracks made by egrets and herons on the sandy beaches of Georgia,» Martin says.

Passing through The birds rescued so far include northern gannets, pelicans, a sora, a magnificent frigatebird and laughing gulls, along with a handful of unexpected species like rock doves and a cattle egret that are not generally expected to come into contact with the oil.

These convergences include the footpropelled diving trait of grebes in Columbea with loons and cormorants (15) in Passerea, the wading - feeding trait of flamingos in Columbea with ibises and egrets (24, 99) in Passerea, and pigeons and sandgrouse in Columbea with shorebirds (killdeer) in Passerea (24).

Trees created from analysis of the first and second codon positions (exon c12) of the TENT data also had lower levels of BS (~ 39 to 64 %) but with more topological differences on the deep branches (Figs. 2, 4C, and 5A), yet all but one of the fully resolved relationships (local difference in egret + ibis + pelican) were congruent with the TENT (Fig. 5B).

«The model developed by Calle et al. makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the factors that drive the abundance of herons and egrets in tidal areas,» according to John Brzorad of Lenoir - Rhyne University, an expert on egret ecology.

Unaware of this, she kept the weight off her swollen ankle while surveying birds the next day at an unnamed islet that was packed with nesting pelicans, egrets and terns.

This allows the satellite to see more of the sky at a much faster rate than its predecessor, the Energetic Gamma - Ray Experiment Telescope (EGRET), which NASA launched in 1991 on board the Compton Gamma - Ray Observatory.

EGRET completed the first gamma - ray survey of the cosmos, but was ultimately unable to resolve much of what it saw — over half of the 271 gamma - ray sources it observed still remain unidentified.

VISIT an estuary or wetland in the lowlands of Britain and chances are you will see a slender white bird called the little egret.

Martha's legacy of conservation is not to be found in that tomb at the zoo; it is in the beating heart of every buffalo, pronghorn, egret, alligator, whooping crane, and condor.

our egret finish is a soft shade of creamy white.

Originally a vintage watercolor painting, Snowy Egret features the scientific name of this coastal bird species in hand - written script.

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.

Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion.

Mild winters, bay waters, and abundant food supplies attract over 392 species of birds to Aransas, including pelicans, herons, egrets, spoonbills, shorebirds, ducks, and geese.

Quiet and secluded, well preserved and kept as wild as originally, the beach is the realm of Sea Eagles, Hornbills (Kalao birds), Egrets and many other birds species.

Inland, look for egrets, ducks, and other birds that feed and shelter in the shallow wetlands of Rodeo Lagoon.

Explore by open safari vehicle, and take a trip to Gadikwe Island by flat - bottom boat to see hippos and breeding colonies of herons, egrets, pelicans, storks, and cormorants.

Steam - and diesel - powered trains chug through the lush redwood forests of the California Coast Range, zigzagging along the Noyo River — keep your eyes peeled for deer, egrets and other waterfowl, and the occasional river otter.

Here on a small stretch of protected land, the former owners of a nearby mansion had planted a grove of eucalyptus trees, which is now the Heron and Cormorant Rookery, a nesting ground for hundreds of great blue herons and great and snowy egrets.

It was magnificent to watch them and also the egrets that mingled nonchalantly among them punctuating the cuppocino hued monkeys, and smudges of dark beige of the mud flats with the bright white of their long white necks and feathers.

Wherever you go the bird viewing is simply amazing, with blue heron, snowy egrets, hawks, eagles and a prodigious variety of ducks quickly becoming commonplace sights.

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).

It is a good area for spotting the Great Blue Heron, the Virginia Rail, the Brown Pelican, the Greater Yellowlegs, and many types of gulls, egrets and terns.

Elbert and I spotted three Jabiru Storks in the marsh grasses along the way as well as a flock of White Ibis and a variety of Hawks, Vultures and Egrets.

Huge congregations of Double Crested Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, and different ducks all can be seen.

Egret Room Large corner garden - view room which has a view of the historic school house across the street.

This beautiful island is sanctuary to about 152 birds, including large nesting colonies of brown pelicans and magnificent frigate birds, along with roseate spoonbills, double - crested cormorants, herons, egrets, terns, kingfishers, and even the occasional flamingo.

[3] The birds of Fatukaka have never been surveyed although the presence of Frigate Bird, Eastern Reef Egret, Pacific Imperial Pigeon, and Emerald Dove have been reported.

The lake here offers a wonderful array of bird life: egrets, herons, hawks, blue - billed ruddy ducks, cormorants, mallards, etc..

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

Explore the palm - lined shore, witness egrets silhouetted against the fading light and take in the vastness of India's largest lake.

Typical bird species of the wetland Pacific of Nicaragua are black - crab hawks, roseate spoonbill, boatbill herons, great herons, egrets, pacific parakeets and parrots, hummingbirds, motmots, trogons, lesser ground cuckoos.

Little Monkey Caye: this mangrove caye at the mouth of the Monkey Rim is a nesting site for Great Egrets, Magnificent Frigate Birds, other waders, etc..

Little Guana Caye (Cayo Pajaros): off the west coast of northern Ambergris Caye, this mangrove caye has the largest nesting colony of Reddish Egrets in the Caribbean.

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

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).

Meander the sanctuary's paths and trails and see if you can spot toucans, macaws, flamingos, egrets, herons and other beautiful birds of the area.