Sentences with phrase «raised chicks»

Each summer in a Wisconsin marsh, experts train a group of captive - raised chicks to follow an ultralight aircraft, using techniques like those portrayed in the fictional 1996 movie «Fly Away Home» to lead them on a 1,300 - mile journey to their Florida wintering grounds.

After migrating hundreds of miles from their winter feeding grounds, they marched off the ice in the austral spring and — even though their nesting territories were concealed under snow — headed to the very colonies where many were hatched or had raised chicks before.

The birds raise their chicks on ice - free sub-Antarctic islands that are close to foraging grounds rich in sea life.

For many bird species, nest predation is the greatest threat to raising chicks.

Seemingly respectable hens sneak eggs into neighbors» nests in hopes of tricking them into raising their chicks.

As a result of the diminished food supply, local penguins have become less successful at raising chicks.

Given the whooping cranes» recent plunge towards extinction, it wouldn't be surprising if the birds need to re-learn how best to raise their chicks, said Patuxent - based scientist Sarah J. Converse of the U.S. Geological Survey, a co-author of the paper.

«In Red - throated Loons, natural selection seems to have lightened the load of parents raising chicks through the chicks» growth pattern.

Those that nest around the Gulf's shores are right now raising their chicks on oil - free beaches.

Because it takes three years to form a new pair - bond, and it is almost impossible to raise a chick alone, it's a bad idea for wandering albatrosses to «divorce» in those circumstances.

«For most small birds that live for only two or three years, not raising any chicks one year is a disaster.

So although female red - winged blackbirds that nest in a good habitat may well have to raise their chicks without help, they are more likely to have mated with fitter males.

The researchers also discovered that the great tits carrying the gene variant for longer beaks were more successful in raising their chicks to fledglings than birds without it.

They form large flocks in the winter, when they're searching for food, and then each pair chooses a single set breeding site where they will be located throughout the spring as they build a nest and raise their chicks.

Because the birds return every year and because they raise chicks, the reserve has been designated as a true flamingo colony — believed to be the world's most northerly wild colony.

Because making baby birds is such a hassle, around 90 percent of birds raise their chicks with a mate.

Among Laysan albatross, pairs of females may stay together as «socially monogamous» couples for more than 10 years, during which time they return to their shared nests every year to raise their chicks.

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And because writer - director Todd Haynes, the indie rebel who guided Moore through the stunning 1995 AIDS parable Safe, raises the chick flick to the level of art.

Children will get up close and personal with the hawk and discover how this vital predator hunts for food, nests and raise their chicks and survives from day to day.

Gambel's quail form strong pair bonds and raise the chicks together.

As a hand - raised chick, she thinks people are strange members of her flock.

Each spring, colorful Tufted Puffins return to Cannon Beach's Haystack Rock to lay eggs and raise their chicks, offering the Northwest's most accessible location to see nesting puffins.

Cape Kidnappers is home to the largest mainland colony of Gannets which are a large seabird — up to 20,000 breeding pairs are in residence over the summer months raising their chicks and fishing the coastal waters off Cape Kidnappers.

The world's oldest albatross — a female Laysan called Wisdom — is still raising chicks at the age of 65, and even has a

«But what they want is what they lack: to raise a chick.»

At least 95 % of neonicotinoids applied to crops ends up in the wider environment, killing the insects the birds rely on for food, particularly when raising chicks.

A delightful story of the Emu dad and his role and responsibilities of sitting on the eggs and raising the chicks.

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[On a related note, I just want to say that in the wake of this crazy Chick - fil - A debate, I've actually engaged in some relatively constructive, redemptive conversations, and I've been encouraged to see Christians challenging one another to raise the level of discourse.

This Louie Giglio moment, and the Chick - Fil - A moment that preceded it, and the Rick Warren moment which preceded that, raise the question: Where do people of faith with long - standing traditional religious / scriptural convictions go from here?

Also, we should all be concerned with calls from some city leaders to deny Chick - fil - A building permits, as these raise serious constitutional concerns.

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We did and my brother and I spent our everything from taking care of the baby chicks, raising childhood here.»

All egg systems are faced with a universal «problem» when it comes to the hatching of chicks raised for egg laying.

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We raised them from chicks and butchered them in June.

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, raising baby chicks, doing lemonade stands, and swimming — lots of swimming.

We have the privilege of raising chickens and this past summer was the first time one of our hens hatched baby chicks.

They help care for our ducks and chickens and raised our baby chicks this year.

Raised in rural Kansas, Jen moved to sunny Florida after college where she met her husband, who married her despite hearing her sing Dixie Chicks karaoke.

Raise baby chicks with an egg incubator starer kit from HovaBator.

Test the strength of a raw egg, grow a carrot from the top, raise baby chicks and experiment with your Easter candy with these cool science experiments for kids.

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In both cases, I never kept the chicks to raise.

Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world.