Sentences with phrase «of young birds»

Some large - scale breeders — usually located in Florida and California — as well as livestock wholesalers, can be a great source of young birds for a store.

However, Wolf cited a much smaller estimate of land birds than that used in the scientific article and failed to note that the breeding population is vastly augmented by the annual hatch of young birds, so his «astonishing» revelation is off target.

Deafening of young birds either shortly before or at the onset of sensorimotor learning did not affect the basal expression pattern of FoxP2 in area X at any of the three ages tested (Fig. 2) despite the expected disruption of song development [32], [40].

Howe speculates on the study's other implications and directions for future research: «Since ravens are important predators of young birds and eggs, and hawks are predominantly predators of adults, these landscape changes could shift ecosystem dynamics.

The beginning of the duck hunting season on 20 August triggers the autumn migration of young birds, since there are only a few areas in Finland where hunting is prohibited.

These early returners provided a rare window into the lives of young birds, allowing VanderWerf and Young to determine that prebreeders make up almost half of the Oahu population.

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications provides the first direct estimates of the population size and annual survival of young birds in Oahu's Laysan Albatross population, giving important new insights into the demographics of these «prebreeders.»

«The abundance of fossils, the presence of young birds among the fossils, and the evolution of a shorter wingspan in the Eastern Bluebird all suggest that these birds did not migrate to the island but were a resident population.

They also found that tool use varied with age, with 93 % of all adult crows using tools compared to 47 % of younger birds.

Not exact matches

If Senator Bird was pressed on his early involvement with KKK leaders, why is Romney not pressed on his ongoing dedication to extreme racists like Brigham Young, who he accepts as a true prophet of God?

It's not just the dialogue that feels authentic in Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut from Gerwig, one of the most talented young directors in Hollywood.

And to be sure it is fine to be young, to lie sleepless with the ferment of joyful thoughts, and to fall asleep only to wake up early with the song of the birds to continue the gaiety!

Did you know sir that turkeys are less respectable they are very well known to invade the nest of quails, grousse and other bird groups and eating their young and or eggs.

In addition, fantastic new specimens of birds have been found in Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird - like, exactly as an evolutionist predicts.

Ye sea - monsters and all depths; Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word; Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds; Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; Both young men and virgins; Old men and children: Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens....

There's a lot to be said about Lady Bird, a wonderful film about a young girl's final year of high school in Sacramento.

In recent years the flock has returned with an average of four young birds.

Young Americans, in their wholesale rejection of traditional values, dismissed pro sports as a metaphor for aggression (and as a tool with which the military - industrial complex could whip up a blind frenzy of patriotism), but they still had Reggie, who wore an Afro and flipped his owner, Charley Finley, the bird as he crossed the plate.

but it's funny how one of Bellerin's international teammates is chirping like a bird, with news that our young star wants to move back to Barcelona but feels attached to Arsenal... Like Err, 5 years left on your contract, kind of attached.

That moment made Pierce with a generation of younger fans who had grown up with the legends of Red, Russell, Havlicek, and Bird, but never got to witness it for themselves.

He hears the melodious harmony of birds; he sees the young swans, herons, ducks, coots, and many other birds with their broods.

Larry Bird chose my high school to do his student teaching after the ISU Sycamores run to the NCAA championship game and several of us from orchestra kids got to shoot around with him at what would have been our fourth hour orchestra class which was delayed half an hour for one semester while the teacher had younger students from the new middle school built together with the high.

North London About Blog Jeorge Bird's Arsenal Youth is a website which provides up - to - date information on all of the young players at Arsenal.

One of the features of this tour has been the emergence of a few notable young talents - and they got another chance in the Bird's Nest.

For the young at heart and just for fun, one of Silverpasta «s miniature birds might fit the bill.

Our youngest is a fan of wild animals, so he's always bird watching or reading a book about jungle animals or creepy critters.

Because the Bird - a-thon is an event for birders of all ages and levels of experience, undoubtedly some of the more common species will be those longest remembered by some of the newer or younger Bird - a-thon participants - and therein lays the great joy of birding!

Several of the winners of the Young Birder award this year are in elementary school, continuing the strong tradition of young birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural wYoung Birder award this year are in elementary school, continuing the strong tradition of young birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural wyoung birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural world.

Bird - a-thon attracts participants of all ages and abilities, including families, young people, and longtime veterans of the competition.

«Hungry Hungry Hippos,» «Duck Duck Goose» and «Angry Birds» are among the variety of family games depicted on wooden benches designed by area artists, from young amateurs to mature professionals.

And my youngest, my son, wants to save endangered species of birds.

The bird identification marathon attracts participants of all ages and abilities, including families and young people, as well as longtime veterans of the competition and others for whom birding is a serious avocation.

Handbook of Nature Study Backyard Birds Field Guide for Young Naturalist — Backyard Birds Nature Study

Sophie Hutchinson said: «We are delighted that the Environment Secretary accepted a brace of birds that was sourced from a Young Shots day in East Sussex at the weekend before being dressed for the table.

For young people like Michael Guidice, a 33 - year - old owner of a downtown dog - walking business who had to give up his birds, it represented the ossified political system used to ignoring those not part of the machine.

Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers.

Analysis of the bird family tree also suggests that early birds built simple, open nests on the ground and that their young were «precocial,» meaning they were well - developed and almost ready to fend for themselves when they hatched.

Both birds and young children took a variety of approaches to resisting temptation through distraction, including pushing treats away and closing their eyes.

Each of the bird species lives in an area where nest sites and territories are very scarce, very hard for young birds to get.

Spectacular feathered dinosaurs discovered in the last decade or so show clearly how a small group of theropod dinosaurs gave rise to the first birds, but these specimens are nearly all Cretaceous in origin, at least 20 million years younger than Archaeopteryx.

But the young birds are looking after their extended family only until they have families of their own.

Young birds running up steep ramps flap their wings before they can fly, and scientists studying the energetics of flight have found that birds use far less energy running and flapping up steep inclines angles than they do flying at similar angles.

Tens of millions of years before dinosaurs evolved into birds, a proto - dinosaur had surprising features that suggest its young needed parental care after hatching

At that point, the science I had the most view of was ecology: what birds eat, where they migrate, how they feed their young.

He knew exactly what it was to be a young bird - obsessive, and he welcomed me completely — gave me keys to the joint, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, which I still have in my desk drawer.

Vulture's migratory movements meant they couldn't be sampled across seasons, but older vultures tended to have higher concentrations of lead, suggesting that older, more dominant individuals exclude younger birds from foraging on carcasses.

The CEAP assessment, led by Jeffery Larkin, professor of biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and forest bird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specbird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specBird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife species.

Young birds without the HVC continued to babble (compare audio of a normal young finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwYoung birds without the HVC continued to babble (compare audio of a normal young finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwyoung finch and a babbling youngster with HVC missing), while slightly older finches who had started to learn how to sing took a step backwards.

Most researchers assumed that young birds babbled because they were still learning to develop the nerves of the «motor pathway» that controls these muscles.

So a young bird's babbles are really its brain exploring the range of acoustic possibilities.