Sentences with phrase «while other birds»

We see Osprey and Peregrine Falcons each autumn that may be winging their way to the far reaches of South America, while other birds, like Cooper's Hawks or American Kestrels, may be striving merely for a winter in Los Angeles.
While the other birds give a soothing tweet, the aptly named Cuckoo responds with a definitive «cuckoo!»
It's also just plain wacky: While the other birds» ulnae are long, thin, and smooth with a knob at each end, the club - winged manakin's ulna is shaped like a club and covered with lumps and bumps.
While other bird owners typically have to spend extra for a play center outside of their cage, you will enjoy the cost savings that comes with purchasing a model with a play area built on top.

Not exact matches

Some also have 360 ° video content, while others have YouTube videos embedded — the «Beautiful Birds of Paradise» voyage employs clips from «Planet Earth» narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
The Discover it Secured Card is a rare bird in the world of secured cards — while other secured credit cards offer no rewards to their cardholders, the Discover it Secured Card gives you the chance to earn 2 % cash back on all your purchases, up to $ 1,000 in combined spending per quarter at gas and restaurants and 1 % on everything else.
However, when you consider that the Deep Horizon spill cost 42 Billion US to clean up and they only recovered 3 % of the oil while 250 million of birds, thousands of mammals, unknown millions of fish, and countless numbers of mammals, whales, turtles shellfish, and other marine life were killed.
These kinds of people beckon you toward them with one hand while giving you the bird with the other.
He was speaking philosophically about the plight of man; that while birds have nests and other animals have their natural habitats, there is no natural place for the children of man to rest their heads.
The symbol of Matthew is a man, while the symbols of the other evangelists are animals and a bird: the lion of Mark, the ox of Luke, and the eagle of John.
While there are no living birds with teeth, other fossilized birds such as Hesperornis also had teeth.
The company owns many of its own birds, while independent farmers operate others.
While other home cooks are scrambling to keep their bird warm, scraping up pan drippings, boiling giblets, thickening, tasting, tweaking... You'll be calm because you have this 10 - minute Instant Pot gravy!
Smithsonian Bird - Friendly certification deals exclusively with shade growing methods (it also requires organic certification), while Rainforest Alliance certification includes less rigorous shade criteria (quick comparison here), as well as standards relating to other aspects of farm management.
Other organic certifications allow lights to be used for up to 16 hours per day; while RSPCA certifications allow 20 hours; and factory farms may subject birds to up to 23 hours of artificial light per day.
In addition, during the «early bird special», 50 % of all proceeds will go to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, an organization whose mission is to provide for people who are hungry while at the same time advocating for other ways to end hunger.
Upon flushing a bird, the dog must drop to the ground so that it doesn't charge on and flush others while the gun is empty.
One bird remained on a likely nest while others flew about in the cave.
«Watching birds at feeders is a great way to connect with nature, while contributing useful information about the winter status of common birds in Massachusetts,» said Wayne Petersen, director of Mass Audubon's Important Bird Areas program «We invite one and all to join with hundreds of other bird lovers in this enjoyable weekend survey.&raBird Areas program «We invite one and all to join with hundreds of other bird lovers in this enjoyable weekend survey.&rabird lovers in this enjoyable weekend survey.»
Her remarks come the morning after an email to supporters from Jeremy Bird, OfA's organizing director, that explained a majority of volunteers on the campaign chose to do so from a field office, while «many» used Dashboard or other online tools instead.
While wild ducks and other aquatic birds are known to be natural hosts for low pathogenic flu viruses associated with milder symptoms, the results of this study indicate that is not the case with the highly pathogenic flu viruses that are associated with more severe illness.
Hence, according to Fitzgerald speaking from his own experience in class rooms, Hawkeye can instigate discussion on the physiology of the human eye, while also allowing for comparison with other species, such as birds of prey, and reflection on advancements related to genetic engineering and wearable technologies.
While some may feel that a fat, fact - packed book full of dazzling images is a little old - fashioned, others will love leafing through it and letting the sheer splendour of birds and the occasional silliness of a name (ocellated tapaculo or Andalusian hemipode, anyone?)
While the bird's surgery may be used to help other arthritic cranes, younger, healthy captive birds need preventive care.
Paleontologist Dennis Voeten and colleagues decided to look for other features that might indicate the dino - birds flapped their wings while flying.
While the species - specific song must be learned as a young bird, most calls are, as in the case of all other birds, innate.
In northern Europe, some mosquitoes in the complex live above ground, and others flourish beneath it; some researchers believe that those above favor birds, while those underground prefer biting humans.
Some birds, for example, always feed the largest chick in the nest, while others chose the hungriest or feed chicks at random.
Researchers had observed other birds squeaking while flying.
A new study finds that the pinkish - gray birds with striking blue wing patches are not only aware that others may be watching while they stash their nuts and seeds for the winter, but also might be surreptitiously listening, too.
While some vertebrates are ticked off by a combination of signals, others seem to have a shorter fuse: certain birds, for example, can be provoked by a mere tuft of feathers attached to a perch.
Both have their benefits: the V - shape is aerodynamically efficient, saving geese and other birds energy during flight, while cluster flocking can help birds like pigeons guard against predators.
When birds face the destruction of their habitat, some species don't make it while others survive.
While some pack members dig for invertebrates and other things to eat, other residents serve as lookouts and sound the alarm to let foragers know about potential predators like snakes and birds of prey.
Only birds of prey seem to have the ability to see in extremely sharp focus, while human visual acuity outshines that of all other bird species studied.
Maubrey's other works include an «audio steelworker», an «audio cyclist», and an «audio herd» in which people wearing synthetic animal furs and skins play the calls of monkeys, frogs and birds while strolling through a park.
The researchers found that males are very conspicuous to bird predators, to other damselflies, and to prey, while females remain predominantly cryptic (i.e. hard to see against the background).
They had some unexpected features, some of which suggest clear links with modern birds while others are more puzzling.
The results of «behavioral maps» tracking visitors» actions while in a garden suggested a need for private conversation areas; smooth, tree - lined paths that invite strolls but that will not trip wheelchairs or intravenous poles; lightweight furniture that can be tugged into the shade or sun; and naturalistic landscaping that lures birds, squirrels and other wildlife.
When a male frigate bird wants to get a date, it throngs with other males, inflates the patch of red skin on its throat (called the gular sac) and then waggles it from side to side while calling whenever a likely female flies by.
And while other factors — like where birds lay their eggs and how many they lay at once — weren't significantly related to egg shape across birds as a whole, they could be important within certain branches of the bird family tree.
While the disease appears to be harmless in many bird species, in can cause lethal anaemia in others.
While the genome editing capabilities without cultured primordial germ - cells is limited and a slower process, the optimization of methods for handling embryos and caring for engineered birds will be instrumental to an efficient de-extinction program as well as genetic rescue of other birds with similar parenting behaviors to pigeons.
I lived in Holland for a while and a traditional dish there was stamppot (kale and spicy sausage with lots of other root veggies); my Irish grandmother made a mean Irish Stew (lamb, lots of root veggies and pearl barley when available) All animals of course would be pasture grazed and free ranging to use their own intuition and graze on rich herbs, wild thyme and clover and bird's - foot trefoil.
Bird watching is something you can do all by yourself, but it is also a great opportunity to meet other people while on vacation.
The darker birds flit around the feeders, weaving their paths through a soft curtain of falling snow, while others fluff themselves for warmth and perch on branches like winter flowers.
Drive out to Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, and enjoy the wild, natural beauty while also being startled by starlings and other birds winging across the skies.
For those who want to do their part while meeting others with like - minded values, volunteering kills two birds with one stone.
While owls are the bird that has the privilege of having their name in the venue, you'll also find hawks and falcons in great number and a lot of other birds.
Apparently, real penguins were used in Mr. Popper's Penguins, and while they have names - Nimrod, Captain, Bitey, Loudy, Stinky, and Lovey - good luck trying to distinguish one from the other, or feeling even the slightest twinge of emotional connection to these waddling birds.
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