Sentences with phrase «water birds»

These support a variety of water birds and fish.

The fish can grow up to three feet in length and are known to eat water birds, snakes and rodents.

That's because they were known for being so good at hunting water birds.

The pristine river mouth attracts a wide variety of water birds.

Labrador Retrievers are medium sized, and were originally created for water bird retrieving.

As in other areas of the Basin, the floodplains and wetlands of the Lachlan are flourishing and as a result, large breeding events for colonial water bird species such as straw - necked ibis are possible.

Langebaan Lagoon extends in a finger of water away from Saldanha Bay, its 16 kilometres controlled by tidal currents, tailing off into salt marshes and a cluster of salt pans, rich with water bird life.

This is where environmental water can be provided to support numerous outcomes for our native species; for example by delaying the wetland drying this could support Moira grass flowering and seed set as well as water bird breeding events, enabling the birds to successfully complete the breeding cycle and the young birds to fledge (be old enough to fly).

«Dispersal of fish eggs by water birds — just a myth?.»

An unprecedented wintertime outbreak of West Nile virus has killed more than two dozen bald eagles in Utah and thousands of water birds around the Great Salt Lake, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.

He adds that other recent finds suggest that water birds such as penguins did the same thing: Earlier this year, researchers reported finding a 61 - million - year - old fossil of a 1.5 - meter - tall penguin in what is today New Zealand.

During winters the Ramganga Reservoir attracts many migratory bird species, especially water birds from Europe and Central Asia.

In this swamp, Mangrove Vireos, Mangrove Warblers, Flycatchers and Snail Kites permanently reside, and many water birds rest, forage and nest.

The black birds were great cormorants, a type of large water bird, and the trees on the islet were completely covered in the birds» feces.

They have been collecting water bird feather samples and sending them off to the University of New South Wales for analysis.

Swimming and boating are forbidden, but seasonally the migrating water birds rest on the placid surface as they make their way south.

You can get here from Puerto Banus by crossing a wooden footbridge and watch water birds in the river reeds.

Learn about Hawaii's agriculture and cultural history, view endangered native water birds, and explore the cultivation and uses of taro, a traditional Polynesian food source.

The lodge is not far from Ghio Wetland which provides a habitat for numerous water bird species, including a resident pair of fish eagles.

It has a clean river with many pools to swim in, a ton of interesting water birds for birdwatching e...

The result shows that no in - depth scientific studies exist to prove that water birds disperse fish eggs.

For centuries, researchers have assumed that water birds transfer fish eggs into these waters — however, a systematic literature review by researchers at the University of Basel has shown that there is no evidence of this to date.

Your tour price also includes three daytime excursions: A day excursion to a macaw sanctuary; from the lodge & rsquo; s private pier, we set out on a half - day boat tour along the Gulf of Nicoya, visiting a mangrove habitat that & rsquo; s home to many exotic water birds; and we also make a short overland journey to a spectacular lookout point at sunset.

The eagles, whose symptoms included leg paralysis and tremors, are believed to have contracted the disease by preying on sick or dead water birds called eared grebes that were infected by the West Nile virus, said Leslie McFarlane, Utah wildlife disease coordinator.

They produce significant ecosystem services by maintaining diverse water bird populations and purifying run - off waters, for example.

Its posture probably looked like that of short - tailed water birds, the scientists say, such as ducks.

The cuddly aquatic water birds steal the show from Jim Carrey in this Friday's hysterical family adventure.

The rabbits do find an unlikely ally in Kehaar (the final credit of The Producers» Zero Mostel), an injured water bird with a thick accent.

Again, it was hard to find a true connection with this and The Rescuers because the film had only two bird characters, Orville being the only water bird.

In both spring and fall, the sky filled with the brightly colored water birds that rested in the wetlands around the city as they flew between the Russian steppes and India.

Nicknamed «mud dog» this dog loves chasing after water birds and doesn't mind getting dirty while doing so.

The Raptors need frozen mice and rats; the fish - eating water birds need frozen smelt and squid; the insectivore birds need frozen crickets and mealworms; the seed - eating birds require species - specific mixes; the squirrels need rodent block, fruit, nuts and vegetables and the omnivores such as the opossums and raccoons need dog and cat food, fruit, vegetables, boiled eggs, etc..

Outside of nesting season, these crimson - feathered water birds spend their entire lives on their feet — preening, feeding and even sleeping upright.

It's a fairly tough hike, although the initial hour is along the Vaal River banks with ample opportunity to spot water birds.

By April, the Crooked Tree landscape is alive with flocks of different water birds.

You will find water birds around Thesen Island, Steenbok Park, and further afield at Groenvlei and Swartvlei Lakes along the Rheendal Ramble.

North of the city, boardwalks and viewing hides provide the opportunity to observe a vast range of water birds amongst the extensive wetlands of the Tamar.

There is a wide variety of birdlife, including water birds on the river, blue wrens, red - breasted and white - breasted robins, huge flocks of white - tailed black cockatoos, and occasionally, a small flock of red - tailed cockatoos.

Several lakes with running water and reed beds along the course add beauty and difficulty to the game, and have made the course the home of a wide variety of migratory water birds, such as ducks and egrets, while the interior of the course is home to olive and palm trees, thus creating a beautiful backdrop of vegetation with a distinctly Mediterranean flavour.

Olango Island is a bird sanctuary just off the Cebu coast, a quick 30 minutes boat ride from Mactan Island, you could be sitting on a sand hotel beach with amazing views of Cebu City from across the water

As recently as May, the conservation agency BirdLife International declared the Alaotra Grebe, a black - and - yellow water bird, extinct.

Following the edge of the Coorong National Park on the Younghusband Peninsula, teeming with water birds, the quaint seaside town of Robe, where there is lobster fishing and historic remains of the Chinese gold rush migration.

Their aim was to determine the prevalence of the theory of fish dispersal by water birds both inside and outside the research community.

Once established, these plants will provide many services to wildlife: songbirds use its long leaves and large blooms for nesting material, large water birds eat the tender shoots and roots, snakes and amphibians find cover in the dense vegetation, and foxes slink through unseen to their watering holes.

The refuge is home to endangered native water birds and hosts migratory ducks and shorebirds in fall, winter, and spring.