Sentences with phrase «parts on each bird»

Not exact matches

Assessing the size is also difficult: even though the perspective might be a factor here, the object seems to be smaller than the F - 16s, but probably much larger than a micro-drone as the bird - sized Perdix drones, 103 of those, launched from three F / A -18 F Super Hornets, took part in one of the world's largest micro-drone swarms over the skies of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California on Oct. 25, 2016.

It's part of an effort to use less electricity — and also helps to keep birds and turtles from becoming disoriented on the bayside campus.But the spotlights were turned all the...

Just when you think those days were just a part of the weirdest gold digger test (that is: send a few winged reptiles and see if your boo thang will stick around long enough for the good stuff) guess what happens on days six and seven: even bigger birds!

That is, there was no conscious attempt on the part of individual reptiles to seek such biological changes, since a series of random genetic mutations (over a sufficiently long span of time) took its natural course to achieve an environmentally adaptive bird - like species.

I believe that this experience is typical of much that is going on today, and this is one of the reasons that in this first part of the present book I seek to give a bird's - eye view of process thought with continual reference to the many different areas of human interest.

So, although he would do certain things by rule - of - thumb experience — plough after sowing, protect the field from birds or wandering animals, etc. — for the most part after sowing he went his daily round with his prayers said, his fingers crossed and a wary eye on the field.

Against this tradition, White advocates a recovery of the ethic of St. Francis, a new communion with the birds and beasts (although the idea that Francis preaches to the animals in part because he wants to convert them is lost on White).

Oh, and remember — in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, you can always practice your technique on a nice roasted chicken: same configuration of bird parts, no game - day pressure.

Many contend the thigh is the tastiest part of the chicken and often the moistest piece of meat on the yard bird.

Roast bird, breast side up, in a large, lightly oiled roasting pan on the lower portion of oven at 350 degrees F. for first 30 minutes then reduce heat to 325 degrees F. Continue to roast, basting often, until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh reads 180 degrees F. about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Billows of smoke, listening to the birds chirp, watching the kids catch butterflies, admiring the beauty of the white blossoming flowers on the fence vines are part of the grilling atmosphere.

Roast turkey for about 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the bird, until an instant - read thermometer registers between 160 ° to 165 °F when inserted into the thickest part of the thigh.

I stuff the bird and also make a big pan of extra stuffing because we do Thanksgiving part 2 on Sunday.

Of course it would be silly to suggest that winning any game, cup or otherwise, isn't good for the club, but let's remember just how problematic FA Cup success has been for this club... I'm certainly not going to suggest I didn't enjoy seeing Arsenal win, I'm a fan of this club first and foremost, but how bad are things when you find yourself secretly wishing that your own team lost so that just maybe real change would finally come... I resent this team for even making me feel such thoughts and it's going to take a lot of effort on their part to earn my trust again... this club has treated the fans so poorly that it has created an incredibly fragile and toxic environment, so much so that a «what have you done for me lately» mentality has emerged... fans rise and fall depending on the results of each game because we don't have faith in those in charge to make the necessary changes to personnel and tactics... each time we win many fans attack any dissenting voices and make unrealistic claims about the players, the manager and the potential for unprecedented success... every time we lose the boo - birds run rampant, calling for heads to roll and predicting the worst... regardless of what side you fall on, it's not your fault, both sides are simply overcompensating for the horrible state of affairs that have been percolating for several years... it's hard to take the long view when those in charge have lied incessantly and refuse to take any responsibilities for their own actions... in the end, we are trapped by the same catch - 22 that ManU faced upon Fergie's exit... less fearful of maintaining the status quo than facing the unknown, which was validated, wrongly or rightly, by witnessing the difficulties they have faced during this transitory period... to be honest, the thing that scares me most is that this team has never prepared whatsoever for this eventuality, which considering our frugal nature and the way we have shunned many of our most revered former players is more than a little disconcerting

Arsenal and bitter rivals, Chelsea square up in China on Saturday as part of preparations for the new season, as the London giants clash at lunchtime UK time, at the impressive Bird's Nest stadium, in Beijing to renew a very familiar acquaintance.

I couldn't settle back in England as I knew there was so much going on at LFC World in Jakarta so back I went to play «The Liverpool Way» at the Soccer Schools that our LFC Coaches were running there and I also took part in a 5 - side tournament, it's been none stop for this Liver Bird!

Coastal Ecologist, and Mass Audubon's Salt Marsh Science Project co-founder, Dr. Robert Buchsbaum talks about about birds and vegetation on salt marshes in this 6.32 minute video filmed by Rick Hydren, as part of his «Danger in the Reeds» video series.

The Joppa Flats Education Center established its Bird Banding Station on Plum Island, part of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, in May 1998.

As part of our effort to understand the status of the birds of Massachusetts, we continue to expand our efforts to engage volunteers to report on Massachusetts birdlife.

Also included and one of my favorite parts is a section on how to help animals in the winter with ideas for bird food and other snacks that will keep animals warm.

But once in a while, the clouds part, the birds sing, you put on mascara and feel like taking your baby out to turn some heads.

In 2011, as part of a reintroduction program, captive - bred ibises following an ultralight aircraft to their wintering grounds arranged themselves in the shape of a V. Data loggers on their backs captured every position and wing flap, yielding the most compelling experimental evidence yet that birds exploit the aerodynamics of the familiar formation to conserve energy.

Concern over their potential to impact health was stoked in the 1960s, in large part due to Rachel Carson's 1962 book, Silent Spring, which focused on DDT's harm to birds and the world's food supply.

The US military — which part - funded this research — is keen on drones that flap like birds because they can be far stealthier than faster, fixed wing aircraft.

The study, which involved collaboration with British Trust for Ornithology, Aberystwyth University and the University of Leeds and part - funded by the RSPB, showed that the humble crane fly, more commonly known as «daddy longlegs», is a crucial link in determining the impact of climate change on these peatland bird species.

But then, in the middle of the night, he saw a crab attack a bird sleeping in a tree, and he managed to catch part of the event on film.

Biologists have long debated whether reptile scales, bird feathers and mammal hair evolved from the same body part on the animals» distant shared ancestor.

«The crane fly link was made as part of several longer - term studies — funded by The Natural Environment Research Council and Defra — investigating blanket bog ecosystems across several UK upland sites, including the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District and North York Moors.Dr Heinemeyer, who is currently leading a # 1m Defra - funded SEI project to further study the impacts of climate change and management on blanket bogs, said it wasn't only rare birds that were at risk from climate change.

His experiments, which involved, no kidding, putting socks on the turkey heads, showed that if turkey heads were feathered, the birds will indeed struggle in hotter parts of the country.

The four birds tested each had bright dots on the head, wing, and body that enabled him to follow the actions of the different parts of each bird's body.

One of the interesting things to study, we know Central Park is important for migratory birds and we know that they depend upon the food resources that are here, but no one has ever really done a systematic survey of what actually they are feeding on, like we have never done a canopy study of all the invertebrates up in the trees to see what's coming out when and what is the predominant part of the diet of different birds and sort of quantifying; but what they have done — people have done — with shore birds and sort of gauging, weighing them, you know, catching them, weighing them, seeing how much weight they gain over time while they are rather resting and feeding before they depart on their northern trip.

When an alien species enters a new ecosystem, it can alter the environment in a number of ways: by eating native species (in its 50 years on Guam, the Australian brown tree snake has eliminated 9 of 13 native bird species); by spreading disease among them (introduced birds in Hawaii thrive in part because they are far less susceptible to the avian malaria parasite, also an introduced species, than native birds are); or by altering the environment in such a way that favors themselves (like melaleuca, an Australian tree that is spreading through the Everglades in part by changing the frequency and intensity of fires).

A Tufted Titmouse visits a feeding platform as part of an experiment on how traffic noise affects birds» responses to alarm calls.

Scientists from Griffith University have taken part in an international study which has revealed the genetic secrets of how a small bird can survive in one of the most hostile environments on earth.

Debate on how birds sense geomagnetic fields has largely revolved around magnetite particles found in various parts of their heads.

Both studies, one published online today by Nature, the other by Science, used Thailand as the presumptive ground zero, in part because current pandemic worries focus on H5N1, the bird flu strain haunting Southeast Asia (ScienceNOW, 16 June).

Energy company BP faces civil penalties based in part on the number of birds and other wildlife lost in the spill, therefore the mortality estimates could influence the amount the company will be required to pay.

The system builds hundreds of POOFs for each pair of species, each based on a different part of the bird, and chooses the parts used by the most accurate POOFs as field marks.

Twenty - one species of mammals and birds rely on the ability to change their coat color from brown in summer to white in winter to avoid fatal encounters with predators, but in some parts of their range individuals forgo the white molt and remain brown in winter.

The team designed what they call «part - based one - vs - one features,» or POOFs, each of which classifies birds of just two species, based on a small part of the body of the bird.

The problem, at least in part, must lie elsewhere — and a new study from The Auk: Ornithological Advances presents some of the best information to date on where these birds go when they leave their nesting lakes each fall.

As part of the conference, Matt Sclafani gives an interesting talk on the horseshoe crab its importance to medical research as well as it's key role as a food source to migrating shore birds.

By reorganizing the dinosaur tree, paleontologists have also added further evidence that birds are indeed dino descendants: previously, the theropods we view as birds» ancestors were not considered relatives of the bird - limbed group, but with the new evidence — and reorganization — they're all on the same part of the family tree.

The magnetite - mediated mechanism seems to act as part of a magnetic map - or signpost sense, which could provide the animal with information about its geographic position, whereas the vision - mediated magnetic sense seems to be a pure compass sense that is based on radical - pair processes in the birds» eye (s)[for reviews], [see e.g. 8, 9].

In this part of the country, wildlife is more prevalent than human life, so you can count on seeing rare migratory birds and thousands of playful puffins.

Just remember: poultry can be Satisfying, Energizing, or Fuel Pull depending on which part of the bird you're eating.

Part of the balance is limiting poultry numbers to what the farm's soils can metabolize — there should be no more than 500 birds per acre per year, or a limit of 10,000 birds per year on a 20 - acre farm.

I leave the meat on the wings and use the neck and heart (part of the goose giblets inside the bird) along with the carcass to boost the gelatin and flavor.

While recently searching jewelry on Uncommon Goods I came across this handmade mother bird necklace, which was the perfect keepsake for this special part of my life.

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