Sentences with phrase «than the bird just»

To investigate how signal traits vary in relation to the overall social environment, the authors of this study tested whether neighboring birds sharing a territory boundary, rather than birds just flying in the area, is related to similarity in dawn song traits between territorial wild great tits.

Not exact matches

@Godpot... (God — pot... I'll have to try that... seems Dad has been holding back...) and that Moses character... I'll wager there was more than just a bush burnin» up there... (wouldn't know... me and that bird were trying to figure out the physics of stuffing «God» into a human womb right about that time... I'm thinking all these characters, not just me, were a bit «touched» as my child «Reality» likes to say...: 0)

I find this is not right as a friend mentioned many Bald Eagles have been killed by by the hands of humans to use Windmills for energy, they save them why cant they be used rather than murder a innocent bird souring in the freedom of the sky just saying theres got ta be another way, why do they have to kill them use the reserve the humans have killed from these windmills

Who knew sunflower seeds could be more than just bird food!

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

Picture this, we don't come out of the gate firing on all cylinders, Wenger speaks of how there wasn't enough time for the first - teamers to build chemistry, several key players aren't even playing because of Wenger's utterly ridiculous policy regarding players who played in the Confed Cup or the under21s and the boo - birds have returned in full flight... if these things were to happen, which is quite possible considering the Groundhog Day mentality of this club, how long do you think it will take for Wenger to recant his earlier statements regarding Europa... I would suggest that it's these sorts of comments from Wenger which are often his undoing... why would any manager worth his weight in salt make such a definitive statement before the season has even started... why would any manager who fashions himself an educated man make such pronouncements before even knowing what his starting 11 will be come Friday, let alone on September 1st... why would any manager who has a tenuous relationship with a great many supporters offer up such a potentially contentious talking point considering how many times his own words have come back to bite him in the ass... I think he does this because he doesn't care what you or I think, in fact he's more than slightly infuriated by the very idea of having to answer to the likes of you and me... that might have been acceptable during his formative years in charge, when the fans were rewarded with an scintillating brand of football and success felt like a forgone conclusion, but this new Wenger led team barely resembles that team of ore... whereas in times past we relished a few words from our seemingly cerebral manager, in recent times those words have been replaced by a myriad of excuses, a plethora of infuriating stories about who he could have signed but didn't and what can only be construed as outright fabrications... it's kind of funny that when we want some answers, like during the whole contract debacle of last season, we can't get an intelligent word out of him, but when we just what him to show his managerial acumen through his actions, we can't seem to get him to shut - up... I beg you to prove me wrong Arsene

The bench turned out better than I hoped and has held up through SEVERAL rains and run ins with bird droppings ~ I just hose it off every time one of my feathered friends decides to «use» it.

Tipped off by evidence of bird poop in satellite images, researchers have now confirmed there are more than 750,000 breeding pairs of Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in the Danger Islands just off northeastern Antarctica, BBC reports.

«Wind turbines killing more than just local birds.»

«It's pretty scary that this [new] paper estimates just a dozen families in two small markets sold more than 630,000 birds per year,» Pilgrim says.

Nanostructures that iridesce may often just be a way birds or butterflies can create an unusual color rather than a way to produce iridescence for its own sake.

«These birds are smaller than a Coke can — the idea that they can travel so far so fast is just astounding to me,» Stutchbury adds.

More than just a list, the Check - list groups birds into genera, families, and orders based on their evolutionary relationships, and some of the most significant changes in this year's Supplement involve the tanagers, family Thraupidae.

Flap running was over 10 times more energy efficient than flying, the team reports online today in The Journal of Experimental Biology, creating just enough aerodynamic force to push the birds» bodies upward while also supporting some of their body weight.

Passive robots in the form of sedentary animals may be less flashy than a bird skin stretched over a robotic frame, but they can be just as good at keeping tabs on their environment — and significantly less nasty.

In this way, Dirk Schmeller and his colleagues came across studies on birds and plants dating from 1634, while the information on mammals even goes back just under a hundred years more than that.

That's just a snapshot of the astonishing diversity found in the group of fishes called teleosts, or ray - finned fish, which today have 30,000 species — more than all living mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians combined.

Just a smudge on their wingtips and tails makes it much harder for them to fly than normal birds, which could prevent them from reaching their breeding grounds in time.

The Dalhousie University team suspected that nestling birds» exaggerated begging calls might be an attempt to convey an important message in the face of background noise, rather than just an overly dramatic plea for attention.

It's an astounding number, you know, there is just one single company that mails a million catalogues a day, you know, the number of catalogues, I looked at some of the numbers recently and the number of catalogues mailed in a couple of days is more than the entire global populations of some of the birds in the nest of the boreal — kind of a funny contrast there.

In 1959, the world population of this bird stood at just 26 individuals on Cousin, an island in the Indian Ocean less than a third of a square kilometre in area.

«Since birds and fish are older evolutionarily than mammals, prolactin's larger role beyond just feeding offspring tells us prolactin has evolved to become more specialized for lactation behaviors in mammals,» she said.

There's more to these findings than just lofty philosophical quandaries, though: If ravens really do possess a level of social cognition comparable to humans and other large primates, the birds might serve as better animal models to study this kind of behavior in the lab — which could help scientists understand why some humans are better at this kind of inference than others, and why some individuals can't manage it at all.

Europe has 421 million fewer birds than just three decades ago, according to a new study led by Dr Richard Inger from the University of Exeter's Environment...

This traditional holiday bird brings much more to the table than just great taste.

My parents took Sivko in when he was a baby cat because someone just left him there on the island, he belongs to an Egyptian breed called Mau and that is perhaps why he is so fond of catching birds (he can jump higher than normal cats).

Still, its less ubiquitous cast and more modest ambitions clearly resonated with more than just the early bird demographic, as it has managed to gross a respectable $ 18 million in North America and an additional $ 39 M and counting abroad.

To be clear, the new record doesn't mean that Lady Bird got better reviews than Toy Story 2, necessary — just that it got more reviews, and all of those reviews were on the positive side.

This is a common trait with Lady Bird, where the shots compliment the dialogue into making it more than just a scene between two characters.

Though Ronan's Lady Bird has been a more overall awards - season favorite, it has just one more Globe nomination than I, Tonya, suggested a parity of affection among Globes voters.

In one of the most potent scenes, Lady Bird demands her mother write on paper just how much dollars she cost, dreaming aloud that one day she'll make more than what she costs.

Let's bury the lede for a moment, put the blockbusters on the back burner, and talk about what The A.V. Club considers very exciting news: Lady Bird has broken into America's box - office top 10, grossing more than a million dollars on just 37 screens.

But more than just the autobiographical details, Lady Bird feels most like a Greta Gerwig movie in the way that it loves its characters even while they're at their most ridiculous.

Metcalf — better known for her extensive award - winning work on the stage and as sister Jackie in the many series of «Roseanne» — is great too, mixing the overbearingness of a parent with subtle moments that allow her to be more than just Lady Bird's greatest critic; the airport scene was a tear - jerker.

Readers will pick up some fascinating historical information, too, and they'll be intrigued to encounter kids who sometimes know more than adults, scientists who believe in magic and birds that might not be just birds.

I would rather read Raise High The Roofbeam, Carpenters for the hundredth time than just about anything — I'm that kind of bird.

The Fire line had just come out before the road trip, and when the kids saw my «first gen» Fire it was better sized to their hands than the iPads (pre-mini, of course) and Angry Birds was all they needed to be happy.

If you're looking to play more than just Angry Birds or Candy Crush, you'll be pleased to know that the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro is quite capable of delivering on graphics - intensive games.

With mobile devices crashing upon the world and developer's building applications and games for them at such a fast rate, it's hard to remember that there can be more to a game than just flinging birds or cutting the ropes.

Even if a store just sells dog and cat products, which is the most common type of pet supply store in the U.S., more than 40 percent of its customers feed wild birds — that's a lot of potential add - on sales.

He is learning more than you can ever teach him by just experiencing this, and even if you have no intention of ever hunting over your Weimaraner again, wild birds will teach him more than any trainer can in the same number of sessions.

Most birds are able to handle just one leg, but only if they weigh less than 100 grams; since Pete is larger - bodied, he was looking at painful, long - term arthritis.

From birds getting improper light cycles, to dog being put on processed diets deficient in live nutrients - you can bet humans mess with hormones more than just your basic spay or neuter surgery.

Participants who owned parrots reported being more enthusiastic about initially acquiring their pet, they spent more time planning and preparing for its arrival than owners of other species, and they were just as strongly attached to their birds as were owners of other species.

Your bird uses her beak for much more than just eating — so be sure to treat it with care.

I suspect that Morgan doesn't hate cats any more than the average person — he is just passionate about saving the rapidly disappearing native birds.

Border collies seem to work better than just having another type of dog go chasing the birds and barking, she said.

We know that your dogs, cats, birds, small mammals and reptiles are more than just pets, and you expect the same level of concerned care for them as you do for the rest of your family.

Building your own birdcage can seem like a viable way to cut your bird care costs, but some have found that in the process of gathering the proper materials and necessary tools to construct their pet's enclosure, they spend even more money than they would have if they had just bought a pre-built cage from a manufacturer or pet supply store.

Birds can be messy creatures, and sometimes you need more than just a damp rag to tackle stubborn stuck on food and droppings.