Sentences with phrase «of other birds»

In the back of the feed store (away from public access) they found 58 dead birds, along with hundreds of other birds in various stages of neglect.

While the species - specific song must be learned as a young bird, most calls are, as in the case of all other birds, innate.

And they appear to save energy not because it takes less effort to flap, as theory predicted, but because lift from the wakes of other birds allows them to flap less often.

But attorneys for Fund for Animals and local environmentalists say the effort, however needed, should not be done at the expense of other birds and wildlife.

On the southwest corner of Lighthouse Reef Atoll, it is a protected area known for its rookeries of red - footed boobys and magnificent frigatebirds, as well as dozens of other bird species who are either permanent residents or migratory.

Without the 1972 ban on DDT and ensuing protections, the bald eagle, let alone dozens of other bird species, would likely be gone now in the continental U.S. And without the song of the birds, the spring would be a very silent time indeed.

The scientists believe that in contrast to continuous sagebrush stands, edges enable the ravens to more readily detect prey and depredate nests of other bird species.

«Cage Free» - Similar to «Free Range» this means that the birds may not live in wire cases per say, but they most likely live in a large enclosure with thousands of other birds with very little space.

I think we're all a varying mixture of parrot and pigeon (and probably lots of other birds as well!).

MY FAVOURITE bird WATCHING SPOT IS to sit on the wooden deck at Whale Watchers Inn, overlooking the garden, watching the Cape Sugar birds and a variety of other birds feeding at the bird feeders OR sitting on the sand dunes in front of Whale Watchers Inn and watch the water birds, especially the Black Oyster Catchers (which were on the red alert list in 1980) busy feeding on the rocks and in the rock pools.

While the genome editing capabilities without cultured primordial germ - cells is limited and a slower process, the optimization of methods for handling embryos and caring for engineered birds will be instrumental to an efficient de-extinction program as well as genetic rescue of other birds with similar parenting behaviors to pigeons.

«Watching birds at feeders is a great way to connect with nature, while contributing useful information about the winter status of common birds in Massachusetts,» said Wayne Petersen, director of Mass Audubon's Important Bird Areas program «We invite one and all to join with hundreds of other bird lovers in this enjoyable weekend survey.»

The researchers have not investigated in detail how kestrels detect UV light, but the eyes of other birds are known to be sensitive to these wavelengths.

Canaries are known as more «bird - oriented» birds, meaning that they, on average, do not crave human interaction and would rather spend their time in the company of other birds or, more commonly, the solitary presence of themselves.

Oliver, my Indian Ringneck Parakeet learned to dance this way, after watching videos of some other birds having a virtual dance party on YouTube.

We saw buffalo, coyotes, wolves, big horn sheep, deer, elk, moose, muscrat, geese, and tons of other birds in Jackson, the Tetons and Yellowstone.

The method is now known as cross-fostering and has since been used to boost populations of other bird species.

Tail shape also affects flight maneuverability, an important factor when flying only a few inches from dozens of other birds at speeds over 60 miles per hour.

Birds respond to things that mean something to them — they hear the song of other birds, or alarm cries, and there are a lot of other things to which they are indifferent.

The best thing about this crochet pattern is that it makes a perfect baby chick for Easter when worked in pastel colors but it can also be worked in other colors to create all kinds of other bird hats for wear throughout the year.

Kids will love diving into a replica of Woodstock's nest and seeing specimens of other birds and nests, playing inside a massive Great Pumpkin («It's not like the pumpkin you'll carve at Halloween,» Miller says), and getting answers to their scientific queries at Lucy's Psychiatry Booth, which is staffed by museum scientists.

Acknowledge that Mass Audubon and its program and group leaders bear a special responsibility to place the welfare of birds ahead of any other birding concerns.

Doligez investigated the question at a long - term research site at Gotland, Sweden, where researchers had noticed flycatchers peering into the nest boxes of other birds.

On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh,» Carson wrote.

This matches data from nesting sites across Europe and even the population rhythms of other birds: great tits only have a second brood in seasons where caterpillars appear late.

This is a new mechanism for giving feathers a blue color, the authors say; similar nanofibers are found in the blue skin of other birds, such as Emus, but those fibers are made of collagen.

Rather than impersonating the predator itself, the thornbill imitates a chorus of other bird species sending up an alarm that warns of an aerial predator, according to a new study published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Detail of other bird with an Otiditaenia conoides in extending from the cloaca (D; Photograph: C. Palacín).

The three men and dozens of other bird enthusiasts scour the continent for exotic sightings, springing to action for severe storm fallout and making pilgrimage out to Alaska's remote Attu Island.

Though it seems nice to have the bird in the company of other feathered friends, such as in a pet store or aviary, if the health status of the other birds present isn't known, you may be exposing your pet to life - threatening infections if you board him there.

To reduce the high risk of predation, downy woodpeckers have been reported to utilize the help of other bird species, especially in the winter months.

Avian Leisure has a magnificent situation at the top of Froggy Farm, Simon's Town, overlooking False Bay and is set amidst pristine Cape Fynbos — this means you can see whales, penguins and a host of other birds right from your bedroom.

Doesn't dive or swim instead swoops to pluck food from surface, or more commonly steals catch from the mouths of other birds.

Daphne is home to a variety of other birds including Galápagos martins, blue - footed booby, Nazca booby, short - eared owls, red - billed tropicbirds and magnificent frigatebirds.

At times some western gulls can be predatory, preying on the young of other birds and even adults of some species.

Golden eagles, which are natural competitors of other birds of prey, do not primarily feed on these animals and were able to colonize the islands in the early 1990s.

Items included in the diet include invertebrates such as insects and caterpillars, frogs, lizards, eggs and nestlings of other birds, seeds, fruits, grain, and nectar from Balsa blossoms.

Besides the quetzal, a number of other birds found here include peccaries, tanagers, woodpeckers and hummingbirds making this area truly a birdwatchers haven.

Large iguanas frequent the property as do red squirrels, parakeets, colibris and a myriad of other birds and butterflies

See a huge array of other bird life as you cruise past old ship wrecks and places of interest.

NO ONE should be allowed to kill our National bird for any reason or millions of other birds either a year for the sake of a few dollars on energy that doesn't work anyway.

But they don't look a lot like the bills of other birds — as can be seen in this wonderful photo by macadamer — and there's a good reason.

Yet the reality is that free range hens are actually kept in vast sheds with potentially thousands of other birds, few of which ever see daylight.

There are lots of other birds that inhabit these impressive wetlands, too, so remember to bring your binoculars.

«We invite one and all join with hundreds of other bird lovers across Massachusetts in this enjoyable weekend survey.»

My students had looked curious when I told them how the cuckoo lays her egg in the nests of other birds that, unwittingly, raise the nestling as their own.

Corbo believes if we look a little closer, the eyes of other birds or even other kinds of animals will reveal a similar multi-hyperuniform structure.

Some birds, especially small species such as finches and budgerigars (commonly known as parakeets), do enjoy the company of other birds.