| 单词 | stork |
| 例句 | I liked pretending that I didn’t have a mother, and that my father simply caught me when the stork dropped me from his crisp white sling. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z As August faded, the departure of the storks symbolized summer’s end. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Six years ago, the day our stork left, Mama left too. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Peering in a little porthole at the end, I saw a lovely little farm, a kind of dream farm, and on the farmhouse chimney a stork sitting on a nest. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If the stork wasn't coming, I'd have to find another way out of Little Rock. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z By changing my ostrich’s direction at a certain moment, I could get him to slam his stork into one of the oncoming buzzards. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Eva thought that children grew on trees, like apples, and that the stork plucked them off the tree when they were ripe and brought them to the mothers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z A clatter on the roof announced the departure of the stork. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Two wolves ran past the children, talking eagerly to a very tall stork who was tip-toeing between them with dainty, delicate movements. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I ran to the door just in time to see the storks soaring overhead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I lay back and thought of August, our wedding, and how we’d make a big nest for the storks above our cottage, just like the nest I had seen on top of the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When I was fifteen, a new girl had pointed at me and asked, “Who’s the stork?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One British wag wondered aloud where the storks were. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “Do you think the trees remember each and every stork?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Just as trees were Mama’s favorite, storks were mine. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I looked at the trees and thought of the big stork’s nest I had seen on top of the barn. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Every March we would celebrate when our stork returned to the nest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At the end of each summer the storks would leave and fly to Africa, where they’d live in warmth along the Nile for the winter. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He stood on one thin leg like a stork and twisted the pink lace curtain into a pole, staring at Chacko with his mother’s eyes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall stork of a girl with a pockmarked face escorted him into the royal presence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All this because a stork is not standing where it usually stands! Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z So it was to Scaithe's Ebb that Lord Primus of Stormhold came one night, all dressed in black with a beard as thick and serious as one of the storks' nests in the town's chimneys. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The water was unfit to drink, but a dead stork lay by the pond’s edge. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of my classmates said the stork did not deliver me and would not come back to pick me up. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He was entirely too large for the witness box and had the appearance of a stork or crane packed into a crate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Player One is mounted on an ostrich, while Player Two is mounted on a stork. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Where the raiding parties had once streamed along the highways with fluttering pennoncels, now there were merry bands of pilgrims telling each other dirty storks on the way to Canterbury. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably thinks it’s a three-legged stork,” said the photographer. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z The stork was my only way out of here. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “That’s how I won. I think he might be easier to beat if he’s playing the stork.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The grouchy woman looked at my drawings of the Lithuanian coat of arms, Trakai Castle, our patron saint, Casimir, and the stork, the national bird of Lithuania. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z To invite a stork to nest, families would nail a wagon wheel to the top of a tall pole. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The crusty old stork, munching on a chicken leg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not want to flag down the stork in order to get to another place. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I forced my mind toward happy thoughts—August, warmth, storks, home—anything to distract myself from the swelling pressure inside me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In the darkness one sees their forms move like sick storks, like great birds. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But now the local economy is in limbo, and this spring the group reported that several giant ibis were killed for their meat, as were white-winged ducks, painted storks and other wild animals. Halt in ecotourism threatens conservation efforts worldwide 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z The Cape Sable seaside sparrow — the “Goldilocks bird” — forages in the slough’s just-right marsh prairie, while the equally rare wood stork nests near the Shark Valley Visitor Center off Highway 41. The U.S. Issue: Endangered Species: A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species 2011-05-13T20:22:51Z Consider the vast underground limestone cave systems, just a short drive from the flatlands of the Pannonian Plain, populated by storks and gypsies. The best of Slovenia in one day: Ski in the morning, take a dip in the sea in the afternoon 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The pendant that dangles from the bird’s mouth, a reference to the baby in a sack carried by the mythical stork, features the “Walska” 95-carat yellow diamond. Special Report: Fashion: Plenty of Sparkle 2011-02-11T12:07:02Z Our bus driver pointed out the huge ragged nests made by the storks for which Alsace is famous and which have become the region’s unofficial symbol. Discovering the Marvels of the Alsace 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Peele ends up with “a platter of stork ankles, an old cellar door, a possum spine and a human foot”. Beyond black and white 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z In that shared taxi, we drove past apricot orchards and small towns where enormous storks nest on telephone poles and then into the mountains. A Warm Welcome in the Caucasus Mountains 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The law says no childless animal can become president, but the stork delivered Grizzly’s cub to the wrong home, so our heroes must race to return the cub in time for the election. Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z I watch the wheeling storks, the grazing ponies. Returned to the wild: A 3,500-acre estate outside London is ruled by nature 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z I found swans and storks and all manner of seabirds but, again, no owls, because stuffing them is forbidden in France. Getting stuffed: a tale of love and taxidermy 2013-04-13T20:31:46Z And Simon Paisley Day's Malvolio catches all of the character's narcissistic self-love, while making you wince at the harshness that, in his supposed madness, sees him penned in a cage like some imprisoned stork. Twelfth Night - review 2011-01-19T00:40:00Z He recalled asking his uncle why he was black if the stork was white. Bill Cosby's Florida performance goes on despite assault allegations 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z She also inserted bits of actual junk into the mouths of several of the painted storks, making a 3-D connection between the nest and the birds. Review | In the galleries: The unique perspectives of the Washington Women’s Art Center 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In the first episode of “The Baby,” a new comedic horror series on HBO Max, an infant falls into a childless woman’s arms, as if dropped there by a cosmic stork. When Motherhood Is a Horror Show 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Winter is the best time to visit Okhla, particularly for water birds: storks, flamingos, geese that can fly over Mount Everest. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z Painted storks spread their pink-dipped wings and alight from their roosts. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z Why did the bee have to die after it had stung the stork? Old wives' tales 2010-05-14T23:00:00Z Karenting: When a mom with a cranky baby demands to see the stork’s manager. Style Invitational Week 1402: The fourteeners — a neologism contest 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z And while he does so, those storks are ever present, key elements to one of the plot’s several central mysteries. ‘Flight of the Storks’: Mystery thriller takes a very long path 2014-01-30T20:49:15Z Along the way travelers might glimpse a greater flamingo, a painted stork or a pied kingfisher. 10 New Standout Hotels in Asia 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “Firmament,” using the same pin-mounted technique, evokes a whole sky-scape, with large and small bird silhouettes — snipped from a marabou stork feather at the base of the piece — creating a remarkable illusion of sky depth. Review: Yes, those tiny birds were cut from real feathers 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z The sombre, modal piece wove together recollections of Yiddish lullabies, Chassidic chants and a plaintive Polish folk song imploring the white stork – a symbol of good fortune – not to fly south for the winter. Hall?/Mark Elder/Andrew Gourlay ? review 2010-12-05T22:01:00Z Her women tend to be the sort of people for whom, as the old joke has it, there was no Santa at 6, no stork at 9 and no God at 12. With ‘Doxology,’ Nell Zink Delivers Her Most Ambitious and Expansive Novel Yet 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z An abundance of pelicans and storks call the lake home, and it’s not uncommon to see a yard-long monitor lizard pulling itself onto the banks. 36 Hours in Colombo, Sri Lanka 2013-12-13T14:13:28Z By the time a stork brings the story, they realize they’ve got their own already, creating a head-spinning yet easygoing lesson in finding your own voice, and your own fun. Standout New Picture Books 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Some of the seeds from the eagle, stork, and pelican droppings germinated, indicating another possible means of transport by birds. Evolution, but different: Adventures of a Darwin-doubting botanist 2014-01-12T15:00:00Z Even in flamingo documentary The Crimson Wing, natural predators such as hyenas and storks are coloured as "storybook witches". Are animals in Hollywood films too human? 2013-04-25T18:30:01Z Muslims built hospitals to house injured storks and made it an offence to harm them. Traditionally the symbol of homecoming for sailors was the swallow tattooed on their arms. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Alone at an isolated waterhole, I watched an elegant saddle-billed stork snapping what I assumed were fish with its magnificent red and black and yellow bill. Frugal Traveler: D.I.Y. Africa 2014-03-28T17:21:42Z A wood stork, fresh off the endangered species list, shadowed me along the boardwalk. Birds are the other stars of Orlando’s Gatorland 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z I ambled around the hotel’s grassy grounds and marveled at the enormous marabou storks circling above Kampala like grand kites. Next Stop: Overcoming the Past in Lively Kampala 2013-08-15T21:56:49Z For the historical fiction stork has descended from on high with another bundle of ineffably filthy joy. The Borgias: epic silliness 2011-08-12T13:29:17Z His dancers waddle like storks, skim the ground squatting, bend deeply in every direction. Review: Ohad Naharin’s ‘Last Work’ Isn’t 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Another reference to Alsace is the wallpaper showing storks, a bird that nests in the region. Gabriel Kreuther Opening His Own Place; Dante Gets a Spruce-Up 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z We saw bald eagles, red-shouldered hawks, wood storks and, let’s be honest, a host of other birds I couldn’t identify, even with my Merlin Bird ID app. Birds by the Billions: A Guide to Spring’s Avian Parade 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z It’s amazingly easy to find hyacinth macaws, toucans, parrots, owls, storks and my favorite, the flamingo-without-a-neck. Frugal Traveler Blog: It's a Jungle Out There: Wildlife in the Pantanal 2011-10-18T19:05:50Z A super colony refers to tens of thousands of nesting birds, and at this wetlands preserve in Florida, those include egrets, herons, Roseate spoonbills, wood storks and more. At national parks and zoos, it’s prime time for baby animals 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The white eagle may be the symbol of Polish nationhood, but it is the white stork that holds the hearts of Poles. An Unlikely Tourist Attraction in Poland: Storks 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge to spot wood storks and eagles or manatees in warmer months. Sanibel Island Fall Getaway 2010-11-19T16:21:00Z The area is home to bald eagles, herons, wood storks, ibises and pelicans. Less than a mile from Hilton Head, this S.C. island couldn’t be more different 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z As the sun rose over the Kanuku Mountains, we passed sinewy cattle, plump black vultures and giant Jabiru storks hunched like skinny old men. 2010-02-06T04:52:00Z If Bristol is the birthplace of country music, then Ralph Peer, the record producer from New York City, acted as stork. In Southern Appalachia, Searching for the ‘Big Bang’ of Country Music 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z We were now floating down a watery avenue framed by vines dripping white flowers into the river; a stork flew overhead. Escaping Berlin for the Watery Wonders of the German Outdoors 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The film centers on a group of storks who have transitioned from baby delivering to hauling packed for an e-commerce behemoth. Box Office: 'Magnificent Seven' hits bullseye with $35 million debut 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Inside was a mixed-media painting of storks nesting on a minaret, made by an artist who had sojourned in Bhalil for a month. In Morocco, 44 hours of lingering in a small village leaves a big impression 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Another time, four hours into a cutout for a gynecologist, she accidentally severed a stork’s legs. A Thousand Cuts 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z A view of the Vietnamese landscape from Mua Cave, Tam Coc, not far from a park where the author delightedly saw hundreds of herons and storks. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “I became a stork for six months,” Hochberg writes in a gallery note. Review | In the galleries: The unique perspectives of the Washington Women’s Art Center 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Pelicans, African fish eagles and storks soared above us. Explorer: Walking With the Herds in Kenya 2010-07-09T16:48:00Z The dissociation of sound and image — movement without sound, sound without movement — draws the eye to the mechanics of Mr. Dunne’s dancing: the loose action of his knee, the pendulum motion and stork poses. Dance Review: For Colin Dunne, Life After ?Riverdance? 2011-10-21T21:30:31Z “Ten Longevity Symbols,” a panorama on an 8-foot-high, 19-foot-wide screen, depicts a rocky, mountainous landscape with gnarly fruit trees, waterfalls, mushrooms, spotted deer, black-and-white storks and turtles swimming in choppy waters. Art Review: Refined Restraint in ‘Treasures from Korea,’ in Philadelphia 2014-03-20T12:00:02Z Because of the stork’s supply chain issues, Bobby’s twin brother arrived a bit late. Style Invitational Week 1468: The Year in Redo, Part 2 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z “Think of us as Cupids” uniting children with loving parents, Sang-hyeon says, or maybe “twin storks” delivering longed-for bundles of joy. ‘Broker’ Review: It Takes a Village to Sell a Child 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The Uganda Wildlife Education Center — known to locals as, simply, the zoo — was my mini-safari: behold zebras, hyenas, white rhinos, shoebill storks and three charming chimpanzees. Next Stop: Overcoming the Past in Lively Kampala 2013-08-15T21:56:49Z They needed a solution to create a sweet nursery before the stork arrived. 2010-02-08T16:51:00Z When I started piecing it together I remembered floating on my back on the surface of the water at one point and seeing storks flying overhead. The tsunami survivor who lost her whole family 2013-03-09T23:00:01Z The intimate setting of less than a 100 seats features bands from Colombia, South Africa and Iran playing traditional music while overhead soar the castle's resident population of storks. Moroccan activists slam music festival as corrupt 2011-05-29T15:01:06Z This is a flatland of storks and slow-churning wooden mills on the river, with a lively and culturally influential population of Gypsies. Why I fell in love with Slovenia 2018-03-24T04:00:00Z The stork itself stands on a turtle: a symbol of fertility. How Elegant, How Lethal 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Will Oldham, performing as Bonnie Prince Billy at Town Hall on Wednesday night, spent a lot of time standing on one foot: hopping, swinging his left leg, tucking it up under him like a stork. How Much Instability Is Too Much? 2010-12-10T01:26:00Z Here and there, storks perched on their bushy nests, surveying the countryside. In Spain’s Andalusia region, discovering tuna and sherry and a kinship with the Phoenicians They include a series portraying old men, each in a traditional black robe and hat, and with a large, colorful badge picturing a flying stork on the chest. Art Review: Refined Restraint in ‘Treasures from Korea,’ in Philadelphia 2014-03-20T12:00:02Z Then our boat glided into a rookery with hundreds of herons and storks, each one as big as a 2-year-old child, perched, preening or at times filling the sky overhead. Vietnam’s Empty Forests 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z This week, the government said the likes of beavers and storks being released was a low priority, to a herald of criticism by wildlife groups. The man rescuing Britain's 'magical' glow worms 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Murals of storks, orcas and flowers now stretch around the outside of Ballard Clay as her vision of a bustling community center begins to come alive. Why Seattle’s pottery scene is booming 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Not long afterwards, hundreds of birds - particularly storks and kites - arrived at the scene. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: ghostly face or fish? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Their work is inspired by the stork’s bill geranium, whose seeds pop out of their pods, fly through the air, and drill into the soil with their corkscrew-shaped tails. Wood ‘robot’ can plant seeds in remote places. Watch it drill into soil 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Fish and Wildlife Service said in a news release that restoration of the wood stork’s habitat, especially in the Florida Everglades and adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve, led to a sharp increase in breeding pairs. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z And the answer to where you got him can be “The stork brought him,” or “From the cabbage patch,” or “Surely you know where babies come from.” Advice | Miss Manners: Single dad is tired of fielding intrusive questions 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Europe’s storks used to fly south to Africa’s Sahel region to spend the winter, stopping off in Spain along the way. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Elza noted that while most birds kept their distance, the storks moved close to the fire looking for easy prey. Wildlife Photographer of the Year: ghostly face or fish? 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z They also go after amphibians, reptiles and wading birds, including some beloved and endangered species, such as the wood stork. Meet the women hunting giant pythons 'eating everything’ in the Everglades 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z In addition, the wood stork has increased its range in coastal areas of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, officials said. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Nick Thorpe sent this report from Hungary, on a sudden spike in stork deaths there. Electricity and drought killing white storks 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z But with higher temperatures driven by human-caused climate change and abundant food available at open-air waste disposal sites, most adult storks no longer make the long and exhausting journey. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Examples of innate behaviors include a human baby grabbing her mother’s finger and the stork using its long beak to forage. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z At the front of the maternity hospital, windows decorated with paper storks are also covered in masking tape to prevent them from shattering in an explosion. ‘It’s Like Parallel Realities’: Rituals of Life and Death Blur in a Vibrant Ukrainian City 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Wood storks have a distinctive scaly, featherless gray head and a bright white feathered body with long skinny legs. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The number of white storks is falling in many countries. Electricity and drought killing white storks 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Hundreds of white storks have built nests up to six feet long on roofs and in the bell tower of the nearby church. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z While he neither confirmed nor denied the number of his soon-to-be children, he did say, “The stork is on the way.” Nick Cannon approves of Elon Musk's efforts to 'help the underpopulation crisis' 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z KUMAMOTO, Japan — The discreet path to a safe space for women with unwanted pregnancies is marked with an unassuming sign: two smiling storks, carrying a clover leaf and a smiling baby in a basket. In Japan, abortion is legal — but most women need their husband’s consent 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z Their bald heads give wood storks an almost prehistoric appearance, leading to nicknames such as “stonehead” and “flinthead.” US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “Let’s just put it this way,” he said, “the stork is on the way.” Nick Cannon is expecting more children this year: 'I broke the celibacy' 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z The storks feed on insects, rodents and worms they pull from rubbish, supplementing their diet. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z All along the road, storks stood in nests atop the telegraph poles - a sign in Ukrainian folklore that good families occupied the homes below. In Ukrainian villages, a desperate wait for news of the missing 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z They have rescued more than 600 so far — Chihuahuas, German shepherds, one Egyptian cat, hundreds of other cats, a mutt named Rocky Balboa, the stork with a broken beak and a 10-day-old goat named Sasha. A Town on Ukraine’s Edge, Determined to Escape Its Past 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z They are the only stork native to North America. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z But the audience craned their necks like a flock of startled storks at the admonishment. Review | NSO delivers a showstopping Chopin, with a hand from pianist Jan Lisiecki 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The negative effects of the storks’ garbage diet also reach human populations. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Now dogs, cats and even a pet rat jostle for attention alongside foxes and storks. Latvian woman drives into Ukraine to rescue pets 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z In the canals, we also loved seeing rows of sunning turtles, as well as majestic shorebirds, including egrets, several types of herons, a wood stork and anhingas, their wings outstretched to dry. Alligators take center stage at Florida’s Everglades National Park 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The Fish and Wildlife Service will take comments on the proposal through April 17 from other government agencies, scientists, environmental groups and anyone else interested in the welfare of the wood stork. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z White storks migrating to Northern Europe nest up to a week earlier in warm weather, exposing them to extreme storms and threatening the survival of their chicks. An "emerging crisis": The climate is changing too fast for plants and animals to adapt 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Increasingly, humans and storks are living alongside each other, in a sometimes awkward compromise. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Rare Indian olive, carnivorous pitcher plants and fly traps take root here, while more than 200 species of birds such as warblers, wood storks, bald eagles and snowy egrets soar through the trees. Muscogee (Creek) Nation, conservationists seeking to establish first national park and preserve in Georgia 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Kolleru is also losing its birds, including migratory species such as painted storks and Siberian cranes. In India, aquaculture has turned a sprawling lake into fish ponds 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z If the wood stork is delisted, officials said it would remain protected by other laws including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Clean Water Act. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z He gazed up at the cement, ruefully, as wind blew through a stork’s nest in the church’s bell tower. A Spanish Mystery: Is a ‘Masked Restorer’ to Blame for a Church’s Botched Repair? 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z White storks can boast a wingspan of up to 7 feet, and can weigh up to 10 pounds, so require ample space to nest. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The oversized stork lawn sign announcing the new baby was in front of the home Kitchel shares with her husband Mack after their son Chancy was born Nov. 14. UPS driver’s kind message to family with newborn goes viral 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The devastation has already seen flocks of marabou storks and other birds that perched and nested on the trees migrate to tall buildings in the city centre. Kenya tree felling sparks anger over Nairobi's new highway 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z A monitoring plan would be put in place for at least five years to ensure the stork population remains stable. US proposes removing wood stork from endangered species list 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z The white ibis, swallow-tailed kite and wood stork also get mentioned. Florida considers ousting mockingbird from honorary perch 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Now that the storks have altered their migration and breeding patterns to adapt to the plentiful garbage piles on offer, a new threat looms. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The juvenile wood stork was first seen by bird researcher Anthony Ciancimino on July 31 in a saltwater marsh near Staten Island’s Amazon warehouse, the Staten Island Advance reported. Tropical stork ends up in New York, dies after eating litter 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Up in two helicopters went the triplets, Raven, Isa and Arthur, sedated and suspended in slings, like the offerings of storks. It’s a grizzly bear survival program. For grizzly bears. 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z The plan was initially rejected due to a risk to black stork habitats. Floods wreck towns, but Europe's wind power goals tangled in red tape 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z Even when the storks couldn’t see or hear the mowing, he and his colleagues noted, they homed in on mowed fields upwind of them, as if drawn to the smell of the cut grass. Textbooks say most birds can't smell. Scientists are proving them wrong 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z This is precisely the waste that fills with mice, insects and worms that the storks flock to eat. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Ciancimino, who maintains records of rare birds reported on Staten Island in the bird database eBird, said the last time a wood stork was spotted in the borough before this year was 1973. Tropical stork ends up in New York, dies after eating litter 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics released provisional birth data from the end of 2020 — something like a quarterly stork report. Column: Will Biden's 'build back better' take care of the baby bust too? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The sandpiper and the oystercatcher joined storks and vultures on what the researchers called the "not-so-pretty birds" end of the list. Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The storks came flocking, the team reported on 18 June in Scientific Reports. Textbooks say most birds can't smell. Scientists are proving them wrong 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z “This means that the food they are eating right now would cease to exist,” López García said, suggesting that an area for storks to feed to be maintained at the garbage dumps. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The fir tree is a home for storks; Order of Service for the funeral of Prince Philip 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z Eyman, in his own metaphor, is the frog; “the system” is the stork. Tim Eyman had said losing his court case would end his career in politics. Now he proclaims: ‘full steam ahead.’ 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z It had broad feet, like a stork, as well as a head and neck adapted for a strong downward strike. Was this dinosaur more subaquatic killer or giant wading bird? 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z To find out, Wikelski piloted his plane in circles to observe a flock of 70 storks on sunny spring and summer days. Textbooks say most birds can't smell. Scientists are proving them wrong 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z However, the ultimate benefit of reducing planet-warming methane by cutting organic material in dump sites outweighs the benefit of the food source that the storks can find here, according to López García. In Spain, storks’ trash diet driven by climate change 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z It serves as habitat for threatened and endangered species including the gopher tortoise, wood stork and eastern indigo snake. New state wildlife management area to open on Georgia coast 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z His services are increasingly in demand from a new generation of rewilders, including wealthy landowners wanting to bring back beavers, as well as harvest mice, wildcats and white storks. How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z More than 100 painted stork chicks were also poached in late March in Cambodia at the largest waterbird colony in Southeast Asia. Coronavirus lockdowns increase poaching in Asia, Africa 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z One showed storks home in on the smell of freshly mowed grass; another documented scores of functional olfactory receptors in multiple bird species. Textbooks say most birds can't smell. Scientists are proving them wrong 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z It's unclear why the storks, which are "symbolic of rebirth" according to the project, did not survive in Britain. First white storks born in England in 600 years shock onlookers 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In Eastern Kentucky, children were told babies arrived in saddlebags instead of storks’ beaks. Horseback-riding nurses and their courage and grit in Appalachia of the 1930s 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Gow helped release the storks on the Knepp estate in West Sussex, where nesting pairs fledged chicks in the wild for the first time this summer. How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Bio-mechanics takes a contrasting approach to that of most drone designers courtesy of dragonflies, storks, fruit flies and of course, mules. The stealthy little drones that fly like insects 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z From flocks of white pelicans and storks soaring over Beirut’s seafront to diminutive herons nesting in built-up neighbourhoods, Lebanese social media are capturing avian beauty normally witnessed only by astute birdwatchers in remote areas. Coronavirus lockdown brings Lebanon's migratory birds up close 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z Various storks, vultures, eagles and hawks all depend on following the cues of elders to locate strategic migration flyways or important stopover sites. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z This is where he and Bahler spend most afternoons at Casa M, swimming laps, listening to Brazilian jazz and awaiting the usual early evening arrival of a muster of squawking storks. A Portuguese Hideaway That’s Part Refuge, Part Shrine 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z When the Baby Factory produces an adorable but unauthorized girl, a stork and his human friend race against time to deliver the bundle of trouble before the boss finds out. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z I kept thinking of the storks in the church towers of almost every Extremaduran town. Tabula Rasa: Volume One 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Scientists poking through the bellies of wood storks, an “indicator species” for Everglades restoration, have found evidence that they are feasting on the non-native African jewelfish. To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Last winter I visited the 1.5-million-acre Everglades National Park, and I delighted in identifying dozens of different native wading bird species, from roseate spoonbills to storks. Opinion | Our National Parks Are in Trouble 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z According to the Space Center’s website, the refuge around Kennedy is home to some of the highest numbers of threatened and endangered species in the US, including the West Indian manatee and wood stork. With more rocket launches comes more cleanup 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z A lean marathon runner with the air of a wading stork, Brown was an unlikely food entrepreneur. Can a Burger Help Solve Climate Change? 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Nearby, women grilled fish and vegetables over open fires and shooed away marabou storks—hideous, ill-tempered carnivores with rotten bills and stringy, matted feathers. Jonathan Ledgard Believes Imagination Could Save the World 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z While jabirus won’t be in the mix - those fascinating storks don’t travel - a huge nest atop a tree snag will bring a hint at their existence. Houston Zoo plans improvements, preps for 2022 centennial 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Aisha correctly spelled her first word in the closing portion, “jabiru,” a large tropical American stork with a massive black bill. Tustin, Corona students eliminated in late rounds at the National Spelling Bee 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z And the Guardian says two wild storks who have nested in West Sussex could become the first wild pair to breed in England since the early 15th Century. News Daily: Polls open, and UK loses song points 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In 2013, the Egyptian authorities detained a stork - and not just because of the suspicious package it was doubtless carrying in its beak. The history of animals being used as spies 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Migrating storks beat their wings in the distance. Flowers bloom in war-torn Syria's battered cities 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z His steep bend from the waist made his body look like a question mark, or like a stork with a stick, and his high-water pants crept up his shins. The Masters champion who couldn't read or write - Golf Digest 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z My secret desire is for a stork to make its nest on my facade. A Brooklyn ‘Green’ Builder and His Wonderwall 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z A stork did an impression of a lamppost. In Colombia, adventures in former rebel strongholds 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Although being accused of espionage is bad enough, at least the stork and squirrels lived to tell the tale. The history of animals being used as spies 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z But he was fascinated and appalled by the roadside carnage: caimans, anacondas, giant black-necked storks called jabirus and, once, a dead giant anteater with her cub, still alive, clutching her back. In Brazil, Animals Cross a Road of No Return 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z The post says a “stork pin is on order” for the dispatcher. Dispatcher delivers grandchild in rural central Kansas 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z In the former, a lazy stork cons Pig, Rabbit and Duck into delivering an adorable infant to her parents in a distant city. Review: Animated 'The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales' provides big laughs from simple drawings - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z And then there's the one about, "Nor, seeing his fitful approach"—that could have been the stork again—"did one turn back / to flip the window latch for the lifeform nearly breaking himself on glass." Nick Flynn Reads Zoë Hitzig 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z There are some 50,000 white storks that visit Poland every summer, making up some 20 percent of the world’s population. White storks leave Polish nests early after hot, dry summer 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z But the style stork has delivered some smart-looking new options for moms and dads, with clever features to match. RIGHT AT HOME: Diaper bags get a stylish update 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z The environmental group placed a tracker on the back of a white stork last year to track its migratory habits. Good week, bad week 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z According to official broadcaster Radio Poland, the environmental EcoLogic Group placed a tracker on the back of a white stork last year to track the bird's migratory habits. Stork lands charity with huge phone bill 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Again, the stork, I—possibly, a bird flying into a window, and then—like, this stork keeps coming. Nick Flynn Reads Zoë Hitzig 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z People believed that if storks nested on their homes, it brought them good luck — and children. White storks leave Polish nests early after hot, dry summer 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Among them are the common crane, grey heron, greater flamingo, osprey, white stork, great white pelican and black kite. Israel’s treasure chest of wild riches and ruins opens 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z They would like to introduce more but Burrell even found an innocuous-sounding plan to reintroduce storks was thwarted when some members of Sussex Wildlife Trust opposed the scheme. The magical wilderness farm: raising cows among the weeds at Knepp 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Although the white stork is not currently at risk, industrialisation and the draining of wetlands pushed the species towards near-extinction in Europe some fifty years ago. Stork lands charity with huge phone bill 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Kevin Young: Well, the stork, you know, traditionally, I suppose, is a form of birth, yeah. Nick Flynn Reads Zoë Hitzig 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The black-necked stork was first spotted with the ring around its beak in a wetland outside capital Delhi by a group of bird watchers on 7 June. Rush to save bird with beak shut by plastic 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z Skies once crowded with storks and herons were empty. Climate change is making the Arab world more miserable 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z In June 2017, Yellowstone’s grizzly bears were removed from the endangered list, while the American wood stork was removed in 2014. 48 Environmental Victories Since the First Earth Day 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Bulgaria is experiencing freezing temperatures at the moment which has left hundreds of migrating storks stranded. The news that made us smile this week 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z “Even on the sun-baked plain, marabou storks hush, like undertakers — bills half open, eyes frozen, legs as stiff as starch. They too appear to listen for the plane.” Review | Savior or killer? The perplexing tale of a pioneering doctor’s Nazi-era actions 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z Efforts to save the stork are being led by members of the Bombay Natural History Society, an organisation that specialises in conservation, with help from local forest officials. Rush to save bird with beak shut by plastic 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z He mimicked his Uncle William, who took a swig from a cocktail before answering every question — including whether a stork was really delivering the baby to his parents. Cosby jokes in 1st show since 2015 he ‘used to be’ comedian 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z It is also home to over 1,200 species of animals and plants that are listed as endangered or close to extinction, including the black stork, dragonflies and the European tree frog. German prize honors transformation of Iron Curtain to nature reserve 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z Through colorful maps, detailed graphics and explanatory essays, the book presents in intimate detail the comings and goings of species across the animal kingdom, from ants and bees to jaguars, baboons, vultures and, yes, storks. An elephant who texted for help and other tales of animals on the move 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The 19-year-veteran of the police department visited Baby Carlos and the infant’s family Tuesday afternoon, about five days after the officer stopped along East-West Highway in University Park to play stork. ‘Female is having a baby, like right now!’ Md. officer delivers infant along highway 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Black-necked stork, according to Mr Gupta, are classified as "near-threatened" and are native to parts of India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Rush to save bird with beak shut by plastic 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z In addition to those listed above were the flamingo, stork, wild boar, okapi and griffon vulture. An Ode To Britains Toy Animals 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z It is also home to over 1,200 species of animals and plants that are listed as endangered or close to extinction, including the black stork, dragonflies and the European tree frog. German prize honors transformation of Iron Curtain to nature reserve 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z We’ve come a long way from the days when Aristotle believed that storks winter on the moon. An elephant who texted for help and other tales of animals on the move 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z A news release says the earlier you get there, the better the chances of seeing a wood stork - the only stork native to North America. Wood stork viewing event Aug. 12 in area W of Baton Rouge 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr Gupta and his colleagues hope the plight of the stork will also help the cause of the wetland. Rush to save bird with beak shut by plastic 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z There are hospital bands from the days she went into labor, portrait photos of her pregnant belly, stickers featuring storks and flowers. After stillborn baby, couple starts burial gowns nonprofit 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The Ornithologist Studying endangered black storks in remote Portugal, a man is swept away by rapids leading to a life-changing journey. Movie openings: June 28-30 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z To someone else, that account might be as incorrect as the notion that storks deliver babies. This Is Where the Word 'History' Comes From 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The boon likely extends beyond the river, as vultures and storks move wildebeest-derived nutrients tens of kilometers inland. Every year, thousands of drowned wildebeest feed this African ecosystem 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Fish eagles, South Sudan’s national bird, perched on trees overlooking egrets and storks in the tall grass. Massacre Survivors Cling to Life in Giant Swamp 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z "If there's too much fuss, I think the stork might get annoyed," the prince said pointedly in 1994. Naruhito: Will Japan's crown prince be a 'fresh breeze' for the monarchy? - BBC News 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Soon all those helicopter parents may be waiting for the helicopter stork. Opinion | What are our genes really telling us? The answer is far from clear 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The stork -or perhaps a sandhill crane - will bring up to five more baby bison this spring. Nebraska nature center welcomes baby bison 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Studying endangered black storks in remote Portugal, a man is swept away by rapids leading to a life-changing journey. Every single movie coming out this summer 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z She appeared on the plush upholstery as if dropped by a stork one Sunday afternoon. Woman abandoned in car 26 years ago seeks answers to past 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Or, put another way, if you want to preserve the planet for future generations, shoot the stork. Baby Doomers: As climate change threatens to strain resources, women are increasingly reevaluating reproductive decisions. Now, these women are angry 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Wildlife officials are hopeful it’s a good sign for the declining population of wood storks in southwest Florida. 5 Things to Know in Florida for Jan. 14 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Then, the storks built as many as 6,000 nests per year. Nesting wood storks return to southwest Florida 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The 3-D buddy film, about the adventures of a stork courier company that segues from baby delivery to postal service, drew $5.3 million in its opening weekend. Chinese movies cement control of China box office 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He discovers an old pamphlet for stork baby delivery, sends off a letter and, through Tulip’s misguided helpfulness, the baby factory is fired up once more. ‘Storks’: Animated film deftly delivers a bundle of joy 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The storks, from their remote island enclave, have given up the baby business to embrace the more lucrative line of online sales. Review: In ‘Storks,’ a dormant baby delivery business 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z “Magnificent Seven” will face a decidedly less threatening, but capable, crew: a gaggle of storks who want to deliver babies again. 'Magnificent Seven' is gunning for the box office top spot in its battle with 'Sully' 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Officials say wood storks - which were moved off the endangered list in 2014 but retain their status as threatened - shifted their range to other Southern states, including Georgia and South Carolina. Nesting wood storks return to southwest Florida 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z But in action, race walkers to some extent resemble caffeinated storks. How Does Race Walking Compare to Running? 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z If you’re a birder yourself, your trusted binoculars will help you spot rarities like imperial eagles, black storks and black vultures. Madrid Day Trips: A Hassle-Free Guide to Four Fun Excursions 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z One woman on Twitter asked "Which century is it again?" while another said "Appalled. Sure. Italian women are all waiting for the storks, aren't they?" Italy's PM criticises government led fertility campaign - BBC News 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z On a cloudy day in July, in a remote village in northeastern India, Charu Das excitedly imitates the awkward movements of a stork with her hands. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India They’re hopeful it’s a good sign for the declining population of wood storks in southwest Florida. Nesting wood storks return to southwest Florida 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z At the end of August it is customary for Germany's storks to fly south, so Glambeck is looking forward to that. Hooligan stork riles German villagers - BBC News 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of white storks nest in its flatlands each summer, before heading south to warmer climes. What will Brexit mean for Polish 'ghost towns'? - BBC News 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Remote nest cameras and meal remains also show that the stork is on the eagle’s menu. Can There Be Too Many Eagles? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z In a few months, the greater adjutant stork—called hargilla, which means "swallower of bones" in Sanskrit—will descend on this hamlet, situated in Assam's Brahmaputra Valley, to breed in large numbers. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India According to Granddaddy, children were delivered to families via a stork chimney drop. When I saw Prince, I saw a vital new black masculinity | Terryn Hall 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z But the appeals court found the opposite, noting that species such as the wood stork and snail kite would be greatly affected through loss of foraging habitat and collisions with transmission poles and lines. Massive nuclear plant plan near Everglades delayed by court 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z These included small elephants, giant marabou storks, vultures and large Komodo dragon lizards. Diminutive 'Hobbit' people vanished earlier than previously known 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z At an international conference on the black stork, “we discussed how to minimize the impact,” Treinys says. Can There Be Too Many Eagles? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z A conservation brigade of 70 villagers has created a safe haven for the endangered greater adjutant stork. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India But this was the first study to confirm that some storks, enticed by the year-round buffet, are taking up permanent Portuguese residency. Seduced by Junk Food, Storks Are Opting Not to Migrate 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Spain and Portugal's white storks are forgoing their annual journeys to African wintering grounds, a new study says. Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Over time, a study released Wednesday says, egrets, herons, ibises and storks that nest on islands developed a strategy. The gruesome price birds in the Everglades pay for using alligators as bodyguards 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z The black stork, still a common species, is also thought to be abandoning its nesting sites due to the growing presence of eagles. Can There Be Too Many Eagles? 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z The association between storks and babies is legendary, but in the Alsace region of France during the 1960s, the stork and its own babies were nearly wiped out by pesticides and development. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India They wanted to better understand how far the storks were flying between their nests and the dumps in south-central Portugal where they were captured. Seduced by Junk Food, Storks Are Opting Not to Migrate 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z There are downsides to landfill living: This European white stork got itself stuck in a plastic bag in Spain. Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Press that leg against your other leg, stork style. Ask Well: The Best Exercises to Improve Balance 1464-05-05T05:00:00Z The “stork” in this case is the central bank; many think it transfers money to private banks, which act as intermediaries, pushing the money around the economy. Shake your money makers 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Due to conservation efforts, storks today have a healthy population and are part of the community in Alsace. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India “This is very beneficial for a territorial bird like the stork.” Seduced by Junk Food, Storks Are Opting Not to Migrate 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z See storks in high perched nests care for their young, and watch a chick hatch. Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z As the north-eastern part of the United States dealt with blizzard weather, a stork cut through a clear blue Everglades sky. Hiiiiissssss! Why Florida needs your help to hunt pythons down 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The study found that storks from Russia, Poland and Greece followed the traditional migratory route of flying south as far as South Africa. Storks shun migration for junk food - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z However, most tall, hardy trees grow on private lands, and local people would often chop the trees down to get rid of the storks, she says. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India The scientists tracked white storks from eight different colonies, in Armenia, Greece, Poland, Russia, Spain, southwest Germany, Tunisia and Uzbekistan. Birds stop migrating as rubbish dumps provide winter feeding grounds 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Over several years, the data revealed the storks were living permanently in landfill nests and guarding those desirable locations, according to the study, published March 16 in the journal Movement Ecology. Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Tracking juvenile white storks in countries from Spain to Uzbekistan, they found that some from Germany, for instance, spent the winter at landfills in Morocco rather than completing the traditional migratory route to sub-Saharan Africa. Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z For example, storks feed on crop pests such as locust swarms in tropical Africa. Storks shun migration for junk food - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z A woman explains the religious importance of the greater adjutant stork in a temple courtyard. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India The Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as South Africa, while those from Spain, Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel. Birds stop migrating as rubbish dumps provide winter feeding grounds 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z European white storks used to migrate each year to Africa to spend the winter. Junk Food-Loving Birds Diss Migration, Live on Landfill 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z "The storks use less energy and it seems they are benefiting" by abandoning migration, lead author Andrea Flack, of the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, said of the findings published in the journal Science Advances. Storks spend winter eating rubbish in landfills not flying to Africa 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Until recently, all white storks in Europe migrated south for the winter, but now more are flying shorter distances to snack on food on dumps. Storks shun migration for junk food - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The women are also learning to weave stork motifs into traditional products and garb that will be put up for sale. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India Researchers in Germany used miniature GPS tags to track the migrations of 70 white storks from different sites across Europe and Asia during the first five months of their lives. Birds stop migrating as rubbish dumps provide winter feeding grounds 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z And every day, practice that stork impersonation while you brush your teeth. 4 Ways Your Workout Should Change After You Turn 40 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z They work alongside hundreds of Marabou storks that scavenge for carrion and scraps of food amid the stench. Toxic Kenyan dumpsite embodies pope's environmental concern ahead of Africa trip 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z White storks will consume a wide variety of prey including insects, frogs, toads, tadpoles, fish, rodents, snakes, lizards, and earthworms. Storks shun migration for junk food - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The women have also written hymns just for the storks. All-Women 'Army' Protecting Rare Bird in India Migrating cranes and storks rest on the wetlands here. Mexico City's water crisis – from source to sewer 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Herons and storks swoop back and forth across the Gibraltar Strait. Many migrants who can’t reach Europe can’t go home, either 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z When she returns to Gorongosa, one of the research projects will focus on white storks that winter on Lake Urema in the heart of the park. Partnership will elevate Boise State, African park 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Japan also sent up 12 mice aboard the Kounotori vessel, Japanese for white stork, as part of an aging study. Japan delivers whiskey to space station_ for science 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z On Aug. 19, a white stork carried 14 doves and 12 mice to low-Earth orbit. Japanese Rocket Rides to the Rescue 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Traditional Asian patterns and motifs abound, with dragons, phoenixes, mythical clouds, peonies, storks, pagodas, bamboo stalks and songbirds making their way onto most surfaces in sight. Fresh spin on ‘East meets West’ decor creates a new luxurious palette 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z By the 1920s, the incubators were kept in a Hansel-and-Gretel-like cottage decorated with the image of a stork overlooking a nest of cherubs. Once a sideshow, former preemies praise doctor years later 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The tale of the storks is not yet over. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “They’ve already cleared the natural dunes,” he says, leading me through thickets of prickly palms and shrubs and on to a nearby lagoon that is home to alligators and grey storks. What the Olympics means for the people of Rio 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z It is the cargo vehicle itself, which is technically known as the HTV, but is called Kuonotori—white stork—in Japanese, as a nod to the delivery function it was built to serve. Japanese Rocket Rides to the Rescue 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z In 2008, Iranian authorities arrested two pigeons accused of spying on a nuclear facility, while a stork was detained in Egypt two years ago after being spotted with a mysterious device attached to its feathers. 'Suspected spy' pigeon becomes jailbird after flight over Pakistan-India border 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z In 2008, Iranian authorities arrested two pigeons accused of spying on a nuclear facility, and a stork was detained in Egypt two years ago after being spotted with a mysterious device attached to its feathers. India arrests pigeon accused of spying for Pakistan 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Fixing the poles to prevent electrocution is simple, explains Fiedler: Reroute the lines to prevent storks from placing one foot on the buzzing electric wire and the other on the metal mast. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Five years ago, there were no wood storks in the wetlands. Amid suburban South Florida, wetlands rich with birds 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The white stork, similarly, is a poetic liberty. Japanese Rocket Rides to the Rescue 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Researchers further identified 25 species of birds in the stomachs of these invasive pythons in the Everglades, including four species of special concern in Florida and a wood stork, which is listed as federally endangered. U.S. Constricts Snake Trade, But Boa Wriggles Free 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Hundreds of species of birds - storks, geese, babblers, larks, falcons and so many more - nest along the river. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EST 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z The white stork is considered an emblem of the region, "a bird venerated by the Alsatians almost to the same degree as the ibis in ancient Egypt," according to an 1888 article. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z One of the biggest predators of wood stork eggs are raccoons. Record number of wood stork nests in SC 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Like that website’s deliveries, the consequent progeny could be distributed by drone – the stork myth turning out, in retrospect, to be a primitive attempt to make sense of a dystopian premonition. Why do we cling to prehistoric dating rituals in a technological age? 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z So whether you intentionally delayed parenthood or the stork made a surprise visit, here are five things you should keep in mind once baby is on board. Baby After 40: 5 Money To-Dos For Older Moms and Dads 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Menhaden are dubbed “the most important fish in the sea” by conservationists for the range of wildlife they feed — eagles, hawks, storks, egrets and all manner of fish. With historic votes, Atlantic marine councils seek to protect the ocean food chain Adoration for storks runs deep in France, and through heroic efforts to reintroduce and protect them, the leggy birds are bouncing back. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Scientists once worried the storks would become extinct largely because of development near the Everglades and other wetlands in Florida during the middle of the last century. Record number of wood stork nests in SC 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Two gamekeepers were building a nest the size of a patio table to help endangered black storks attract mates. From Untended Farmland, Reserve Tries to Recreate Wilderness From Long Ago 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z In the quetzalcoatlus work space, there were photographs of modern birds — a Marabou stork and a crane — and even a photo of a raw chicken cut and splayed open to help envision the musculature. Behind the Scenes at ‘Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs’ 2014-03-31T21:57:23Z Over a decade ending in 2009, federal and state agencies spent $100 million on the recovery of wood storks, a staple of the python’s diet. Big but nearly invisible in the wild, officials give up on evicting pythons from Everglades 2014-03-16T21:09:40Z White storks are loyal creatures, with both father and mother jointly raising their fledglings. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Last summer, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell visited Georgia to announce the storks were no longer endangered but are now considered threatened, a less-serious classification. Record number of wood stork nests in SC 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z So, the others can demand their students study stork delivery? 6 weird consequences of sex they don’t teach you about in sex ed 2014-03-05T23:30:00Z The storks fly somewhere, but not as far as the moon. N.J. deer survives an arrow in the head: The science behind such tales 2013-11-18T21:35:00Z Egyptian authorities detained a stork last week on suspicion of espionage, mistaking its migration tag for spying equipment. The animals mistaken for spies 2013-09-05T00:52:20Z Besides, the storks may be even luckier than we think: One myth says, "if a stork bites you, you will get pregnant," says Fiedler. Beloved Storks, Emblems of Fertility, Rebounding in France 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z On a bright summer's day, with storks nesting nearby, it is hard to imagine the horror that occurred here. Treblinka survivor recalls suffering and resistance 2013-08-04T23:50:26Z Budget airline Ryanair turned into Ryanheir, along with offering a deal for baby travel, while international airline Air New Zealand opted for "travel by stork is so last year". Prince George: Brands cash in with 'trendjacking' ad campaigns 2013-07-25T11:13:28Z The stork had flown the entire migratory journey from its equatorial wintering grounds in this impaled state.” N.J. deer survives an arrow in the head: The science behind such tales 2013-11-18T21:35:00Z In fact the stork was innocent - like a number of other animals falsely accused over the years of undercover work, writes Mohamed Madi. The animals mistaken for spies 2013-09-05T00:52:20Z Others include Mr. Peanut, the Planters mascot, and the stork that represents Vlasic pickles. Advertising: New Smokey Bear Gives Hugs, Not Just Warnings 2013-07-12T01:22:54Z While pygmy elephants, hobbits, giant marabou storks, and vultures disappeared toward the end of the Pleistocene, most birds seem unaffected by this extinction event, or were able to cope with changing environmental conditions. Why 2 Birds in the Hand May Be Better Than a "Hobbit" Skull (in a Cave Deposit, at Least) 2013-06-24T22:45:03.030Z But among the more than two dozen species expected in the program, which is slated to begin in 2014, are lions, flamingos, storks and several kinds of antelopes. Near New Orleans, a New Effort to Breed Endangered Species 2013-01-15T03:50:41Z More than two dozen of these impaled storks have been documented since then, and they even have their own name in German: the pfeilstorch, or arrow stork. N.J. deer survives an arrow in the head: The science behind such tales 2013-11-18T21:35:00Z It hunted giant rats and miniature cousins of the elephant, defended its kills from monstrous storks and dodged fearsome dragons. Reconstructed Face of Extinct Hobbit Species Is Startlingly Humanlike 2012-12-11T20:45:07.583Z Blackbeard Island provides protection for endangered and threatened species such as the loggerhead sea turtle, wood stork and piping plover, while Wolf Island is a migratory bird sanctuary. A lifetime protecting wildlife and natural habitats 2012-12-05T05:01:00Z The stork is a class one protected species in China and is culturally venerated here, figuring in one of the most famous poems of the Tang dynasty, Wang Zhihuan's "Climbing White Stork Tower." IHT Rendezvous: Endangered and Targeted: a Fight to Save the Oriental Stork Captivates China 2012-11-23T00:27:46Z The answer was that more homes were being built, destroying the storks' habitat. Does chocolate make you clever? 2012-11-18T00:54:32Z The white stork scientifically known as Ciconia ciconia can be found throughout much of Europe during warm months. N.J. deer survives an arrow in the head: The science behind such tales 2013-11-18T21:35:00Z And it's true, Browner is long and lean at 6-4, not unlike a stork when he's lining up. Brandon Browner, Seahawks' secondary experiencing revival 2012-07-30T03:18:03Z The IOC needed a new kind of 100m champion and one arrived, at the last minute, fully formed, as if delivered by a stork. Usain Bolt saves track and field 2012-07-13T08:00:04Z Social Security and the Stork The proverbial stork, bringer of babies and emblem of fertility, has been driven off course by the socialist welfare state. Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: Social Security and the Stork 2012-07-09T10:00:26Z In post-war Germany, the human birth rate fell along with the stork population. Does chocolate make you clever? 2012-11-18T00:54:32Z Aristotle thought that white storks, swallows, kites and doves might hibernate in winter, perhaps at the bottom of the sea. N.J. deer survives an arrow in the head: The science behind such tales 2013-11-18T21:35:00Z On a nearby church steeple, a stork fed its chicks on a huge unruly nest, a timeless tableau. The Pour: Fine Sherry Wine From Small-Scale Spanish Production 2012-06-20T04:00:03Z Finally, in "Act 3", a stork flies across the screen and drops a baby Pac-Person in front of them. Sometimes it's hard to be a woman. Especially when you're made out of pixels 2012-06-17T19:00:11Z In this context, I'm far less worried about the proverbial stork than the proverbial ostrich, who responds to difficulty by sticking its head into the sand. Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: Social Security and the Stork 2012-07-09T10:00:26Z Off a highway south east of Warsaw a lane winds through a backwater of old farms and storks nesting on top of telephone poles. A Polish village's forgotten Jewish dead 2012-06-16T00:15:44Z Flapping up from it, however, scared by the noise of a horse's feet, rose a large white stork, contrasting strangely with the dim shadowy waters. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z As for birds, storks are at home in India as much as in Holland. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z Some will even go so far as to put baskets on the roofs, hoping that the storks will be attracted by them and make them their home for the summer. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The storks munch on rubbish scattered across a field nearby. Study Abroad, Mormon Style 2012-04-13T22:51:38Z A pair of white storks was seen here in June, but they did not appear to be breeding. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z "I have read a fable," she said, "which speaks of a pasture in which oxen find fodder, hounds, hares, storks, lizards, and some animals nothing." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z At Delft, when there was a fire raging, a female white stork, not being able to carry away her young ones, allowed herself to be burnt with them.... A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z They agree with Longfellow in his love of storks, as expressed in his poem— “By God in heaven As a blessing, the dear white stork was given.” Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Among the birds are the vulture, eagle, falcon, buzzard, kite, lark, nightingale, heron, stork and bustard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Its seed-vessels look like a group of fantastic, long-billed storks, and the long beaks of the carpels, as they separate from the central axis, begin to curl about any convenient object. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z He then confided, in very broken language, that the storks, with their great flapping wings, scared him, and were a great trouble and worry to him, darkening his existence more or less. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z One set of inhabitants have not emigrated, but remain in spite of the German occupation—the storks. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z If there had been any truth in this superstition, we ought to have been very prosperous; for at one time we had no less than three families of storks on our roof. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Francolin are common, and storks were seen, but scarcely any other birds, and bees and butterflies are rare. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The ponds in the low grounds on each side of the river are resorted to by vast quantities of fowls, such as swans, geese, brants, cranes, storks, white gulls, cormorants, and plover. Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers 2012-02-07T03:00:09.010Z One evening the doctor was waiting for the stork at a farmhouse some miles from home. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z And on the towers were the great nests of storks. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Each palace shut and barred after its master was dead, and left so, to frown into decay and make a habitation for the storks. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z Bob Bryan’s final moments in Australia will be a race with the stork. Straight Sets: Bryan Brothers Advance to Men's Doubles Final 2012-01-26T05:57:07Z Marabou, mar′a-bōō, n. a species of Indian stork, the feathers of which are much used as ornaments by ladies: a very white raw silk. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z That stork is a little too busy tonight,” she thought as she went shivering back to bed. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Standing in the lake and along its shores are numbers of dead trees, the remains of an ancient forest, which serve as eyries for storks, herons and eagles. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z This young stork, at the expense of his own good name, had all this while been feeding the old birds.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z The stork hadn’t brought it, as it does in far-off Denmark; nor had the doctor found it and brought it in, on the American plan. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z When wide trousers were worn, Pablito's looked like skirts, and when tight ones were the fashion his legs looked as slender as a stork's. The Fourth Estate, vol.1 2011-12-25T03:00:10.170Z Of that heedlessness the prophet spake with lamenting voice, thus saying, "The stork and the swallow keep the time of their coming, and this people knew not the doom of God." The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. 2011-12-20T03:00:28.907Z When the stork was healed, she had everything to eat that she wanted; but she liked best the fish Claes went and caught in the canal for her. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Startle him, and he springs into the air with a loud squawk, flapping his broad wings and trailing his greenish-yellow legs behind him, like the storks you see painted on Japanese fans. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The answer which the nursery has ready for the child, that the stork brings children, is doubted far more frequently than we imagine, even by very young children. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Beyond the fringe of rushes stood sedate herons; here and there a party of storks, and further out still, the flamingoes, whose rosy ranks impart a thoroughly southern character to the scene. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z This no doubt originated in the old Teutonic fiction that newly-born babes were brought by storks. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z The stork stayed close beside her, mounted on one leg and beak buried in her feathers. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z It was as if a stork should seek to emulate a nightingale. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z The stork, which was common in the Turkish epoch, has now become scarce. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Rather farther away waded half a dozen spoonbills, revolving on their axis at each forward step in their peculiar fashion; a purple heron or two, and sedate storks seeking a feast of frogs. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z May was in heaven, and kept having raptures over the gables, the turrets with storks on them, the fountains, people, and churches. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Art thou hurt in thy poor wing, stork, that dost submit so patiently, knowing that our hands are the loving hands of friends?” The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z The storks sail homewards far overhead in the glow of the rising moon; a chorus of birds dies away in the tangled banks of the Guadalquivir. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z But now, when quite close, the stork discovered many things that did not please him. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z We have reason to believe that the black stork breeds on the Upper Guadiana, and in Castile have observed it in May. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z From the same work we quote the following, which shows that though ordinarily placid and placable the stork can cherish the feeling of revenge. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z The stork that day had for supper two gudgeons and a cod’s head. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Below Seville, on the left bank of the river, stretch the great salt marshes, or Marismas, haunted by the stork, the heron, and innumerable wildfowl. The Story of Seville 2011-11-15T03:00:17.143Z This, however, was not so easy as the stork had thought. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Though not a sporting bird in any sense, and in some respects almost sacred, the stork attracts the sportsman's attention by its size, boldly-marked plumage, and majestic appearance on the wing. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z In Smyrna there are a great number of storks, who build their nests and hatch their young very regularly. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z He loosed the quarrel and saw a stork come tumbling down into the yard. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Because modern marabou storks and vultures primarily scavenge instead of hunt, Meijer surmises that the Flores stork and vulture obtained food this way, too. Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia s Hobbits 2011-11-07T16:45:05.220Z "I have never had two such obstinate little creatures in my beak before," exclaimed the stork angrily. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Two of the girls ran to help Nellie, who stood, as Bobby said, “on one leg like a stork!” The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z It was, in Palestine, a tall tree, on the tops of which, we are informed somewhere in the Psalms, the storks built their nests. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z The stork standing on one foot, looking at him gravely and pensively, withdrew her long neck into the feathers on her breast. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume I (of 2) And Lamme Goedzak, and their Adventures Heroical, Joyous and Glorious in the Land of Flanders and Elsewhere 2011-12-10T03:00:17.800Z Perhaps the most intriguing discoveries among the bird bones from the cave are the remains of a vulture and a giant marabou stork that died there more than 25,000 years ago. Ancient Bird Remains Illuminate Lost World of Indonesia s Hobbits 2011-11-07T16:45:05.220Z But the stork, now thoroughly angry, gave the poor little fellow a kick that sent him head first down the castle chimney. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Or a sad traumatized stork bidding farewell to its young. George Saunders: “Tenth of December.” 2011-10-24T04:00:00Z "The stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times: and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming." Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z A stork had built its nest on the roof of the gate-tower. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Barn-door fowls, storks, parrots, eagles, ducks, and peacocks, &c. &c., find a place in this extraordinary aviary in stone. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z "Such eyes can only belong to Norway." 245High overhead soared the stork. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z I saw her when looking at flying storks lean on him, and then--women are always subtle--scold him for coming too near her. On the Field of Glory An Historical Novel of the Time of King John Sobieski 2011-09-13T02:00:27.560Z Footnote 6: The story in Poland is that storks bring all the infants to the country. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z The only romantic visitors are the storks, who use it as an aerodrome on their bi-annual migrations. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z “And I’m afraid ye find it pretty hard to meet your bills at ’tis?” he added, his head on one side like a gray old stork. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z To this castle the stork bore the little maiden on his strong wings. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z "Then in some of those quaint, old-fashioned towns you have seen the storks nesting on the roofs of the houses?" The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z "Nothing," replied Zagloba; "we said that in spring the storks would come surely." Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z It was a dull pink screen with golden storks meandering across it, and it might or might not have come from Japan, but seemed out of place in Mashonaland. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z Herons, storks, and egrets were white and still about the tangle of aqueous roots. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z In the meantime, the boy left by the stork at the gloomy castle in the Bohemian forest had become a valiant knight, who knew well how to use his sword. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The storks were at present in a cage, and could only be distinguished as bundles of dirty feathers in a miscellaneous litter. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z There, down the line, is the long brown stork of a wife. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z Where on the meadows the water gleamed widely spread, walked storks at their leisure. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z A row of chocolate babies stood outside that nest, with four jabiru storks among them. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z Smaller and smaller grew the circles made by the stork in his flight. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z But the great joy at Rothenburg was the family of storks which still inhabit one of the high, pointed gatehouses. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The arms that were emblazoned on the panel were peculiar; I remember especially, one device, it was the figure of a stork, painted in carmine, upon what the heralds call a 'field or.' In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z In the middle of the broad yard grew old linden-trees, on them were storks' nests. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z A jabiru stork stood on one leg, beak on breast, meditating, caring nothing for all that was outside its ruminating mind. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "I do not like this," said the stork, looking thoughtfully 244down his long, red beak. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z At this all the storks, herons, and egrets ruffled their plumes, and prepared for an angry dispute with the saucy macaw; but I hastened to interfere. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z The officer elevated his chin and his eyebrows, with a scoffing chuckle, and said,—"I have shot a stork, with a rifle bullet, when he thought himself safe in the clouds, for mere sport!" In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z He made Sally think of a belligerent stork. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z None of them, storks or infants, took the least notice of us. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "Now, what shall I do with the other little thing?" said the stork thoughtfully, scratching the back of his ear. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z I decided to try and find the ants next, as I had been recommended to do so by the stork. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Picture the red storks' legs against the dark cloud! The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z It hadn't yet come into the head of any stork to make a present of you to your father and mother when I was commanding larger bodies of men than this. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z There I first got news from the stork world. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z "Which should he have now, the boy or the girl?" thought the stork. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z Occasionally a marshy reach of soil is encountered where large aquatic birds are seen, such as flamingoes, storks, cranes, herons, and the like. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z But instead of those grey gulls you should have painted storks. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z From the sky were heard the cries of storks in their flight to the sea; with this exception the stillness was unbroken by a sound. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The Eskimo stork, at igloo after igloo, was leaving its Christmas gift. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z I bound up my leg and went to bed again; but the thought that there was a stork wandering about the house, prevented me from getting any more sleep. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z With this he began to poke and pull at her cloak; finally, off it came, and stork held it up in the sun for examination. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z On one window frame, a pelican, feeding her brood of three; on another, a screeching cat; on another, a stork wrapping its beak around a vine to arrange its feathers. | Upper East Side: Dr. Dolittle?s Kind of Co-op 2011-07-14T22:02:06Z But he was a genuine soldier, watchful as a stork; he kept his eye strained in the direction of Tartars and Cossacks. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The boreal stork comes at a special season of the year, usually a few weeks after midnight when there is little else to interest the people. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z We met every day cunning bustards and slender storks. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z So, begging the stork to bend his neck as near the ground as he could, she clambered upon his back. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z The stork spreads out its broad pinions, and bears its aged parents, on their journey through the air. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z The storks arranged themselves in one enormous circle, making the noise of a storm with their wings. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z In the little underground home, the anticipated days of the stork visit were made interesting by a long line of preparations. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Lapwings and storks, calling sadly, flew by in succession. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z A long, black ledge, against which the waves kept dashing, to turn white with foam, and leap glittering into the air,--this was the place toward which stork now steered. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Mr. Sloan recalled how, on an airstrip in England, he had a local artist paint a six-foot-high version of the club’s famous insignia — a stork wearing a top hat. City Room: A Stork Rises From Its Ashes 2011-06-16T11:30:01Z Above the heads of the horsemen floated falcons motionless in the blue ether, like suspended crosses, triangles of wild geese, lines of storks; and on the ground the coursing of flocks run wild. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z It is not, indeed, a fit place for the immaculate stork to come. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Here and there on the meadows, water was gleaming; through this storks waded among the golden flowers of the water-lily. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z But, selecting a higher ledge, which the sun had dried, stork asked Minnie to sit here and rest, while he went in search of food. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Thus, waterfowl of various kinds, small birds of the hedges, storks, herons, branches of fruit blossoms, light trees and vegetation, are infinitely preferable to the more beautiful products for purely decorative purposes. Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter 2011-06-16T02:00:17.197Z Over the heads of the travellers flew millions of water-birds,--pelicans, wild geese, storks, ducks, gulls, curlews, and mews. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Now the new house of snow blocks in which the stork is to come is ready. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z I kiss five hands which are like the feet of storks. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z But, taking a long step, the stork came nearer, and looked directly down into Minnie's prison, and upon the little, tired, mournful, frightened face. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z It is used as a stork farm, and as a headquarters for supplying his lumbering camps. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z At times the song and music stopped; then could be heard the rustling of banners, the tramping and snorting of horses, the squeak of the tabor-wagons,--like the cry of swans or storks. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z As the stork's coming is announced the mother's tears give the signal. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z “He has smelt a rat, the long-legged stork!” The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z O, stork, what a beautiful place it is! Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z A mosque is built against its wall, and the cornice is built on by the storks, but the temple still preserves much of beauty. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z The stork returns to his nest on the broad chimney-pot, and this is what the peasant tells him of all that has happened in his absence: Welcome, Stork! Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z If the stork does not come in due time, he is likely to change his life partner. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The removal of the church from the earth will bring about a great change, and all that is to be done will be done swiftly, indicated by the stork’s wings. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z It was a beautiful sight; but Minnie knew that, if she should fall, the ocean would swallow her more easily than ever stork swallowed a minnow in the brook. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Here a monument whose sides exhibit bas-reliefs of the fable of the fox and stork, and the wolf and lamb, is surmounted by the figure of a fox carved in black marble. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z What look like mushrooms are in reality the broad-topped chimneys, on which the summer storks build their nests. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Nor where one could find so many such pleasant oddities of today as hitching-blocks, doorway foot-scrapers, and those old friends of our childhood the front yard stone storks. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z The ephah is carried, and in it the woman, by two women with wings of storks into the land of Shinar, and there a house is built and it is established on her own base. Studies in Zechariah 2011-05-26T02:00:17.670Z Then a croak called Minnie's attention; and, looking across the rocks, she saw stork almost choking himself with trying to swallow a fish too large for his throat. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Even the naughtiest boys did not throw stones at them, and they were indeed considered almost as sacred as are the storks in some countries. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Those ads also will feature the stork declaring that hamburgers are incomplete without pickles, along with a new tagline for the brand, “Bring on the bite.” Advertising: Promoting a Condiment in the Main Course Aisle 2011-04-26T00:22:32Z The wizened little man looked singularly upset; he had a couple of heavy books under his arm: and two large white quills, one behind each ear, gave him the look of a frightened stork. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z On the first starlight night, a comet was seen in the sky; and the stork which lived comfortably on the castle-gable, had flown away again, a week after its return. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z Down it went, at last; and now she watched how cautiously and silently stork crept from stone to stone, lifting his wings that he might easier walk on tip-toe with his clumsy feet. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z I verily believe that thou art watching yonder stork, flying over to Radolfszell. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z THE typical habitat for the Vlasic brand character, the stork, is of course in the pickle aisle, where he perches on the labels of kosher dills and sweet gherkins. Advertising: Promoting a Condiment in the Main Course Aisle 2011-04-26T00:22:32Z It was he who brought Mina safely down to us, when she was a silly little thing of six years old and had climbed up the ladder to the roof to see the stork's nest. An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z A male stork busies himself preparing his nest for his partner on the chimney of an old distillery at sunrise in Nauen-Ribbeck near the German capital, Berlin. Day in pictures 2011-04-05T11:57:27Z Stars one by one were coming out in the sky, and she called loudly for stork to take her back to the shore. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z These days construction cranes are almost as ubiquitous as storks' nests in the Polish countryside. Euro 2012 football stadiums provide grounds for Polish optimism 2011-04-05T06:00:06Z The pigeon weighs about 8 times less than the stork, and has twice as much surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z On a fir tree stood a stork on its nest, and in a cherry garden were dark beehives. Life and Death And Other Legends and Stories 2011-04-02T02:00:10.393Z Has your independence of five years already become so burdensome, that like the frogs you wish a stork for king? Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z And, on their way home, stork stopped where there were birds' eggs in plenty. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z Any suggestion which would tend to weaken the faith of any one in storks or cabbage leaves is generally frowned upon. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z Some are ugly and grotesque in the extreme; with heron’s feet, stork’s necks, always having the large front of white teeth, the projecting jaws of carnivora. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z “I have wandered like that stork, and like a swallow; I come from afar, I bring news from thy children.” Life and Death And Other Legends and Stories 2011-04-02T02:00:10.393Z At Strasbourg we found that the storks had left, and we thought it the least interesting place on the road, yet most people stay only there. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The next morning Minnie found the beach all over star-shaped tracks, too small for the stork's great feet. Minnie; or, The Little Woman A Fairy Story 2011-07-18T02:00:19.717Z And when one finds a model whose limbs are long enough, she is like a stork. Countess Erika's Apprenticeship 2011-03-10T03:00:46.973Z The scribe, as wise as a stork, thought at once that this must be some divinity; so he bowed down and said to him,— “‘I greet thee, worthy master of this splendid mansion. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z Then men came running—Farmer Cresset and his sons—and behind them Mrs. Hines, with her clothes held up high and her thin legs like a stork's. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z In one or two we found a dozen kinds of birds adequately portrayed in colors—the peacock, pheasant, red-legged partridge, stork, etc., being at once recognizable. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z It is the husband, they think, who should, like the storks of the Fatherland, prepare and beautify the nest for the wife. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z Only think, Wendla, last night the stork paid her a visit and brought her a little baby boy! The Awakening of Spring A Tragedy of Childhood 2011-02-13T03:00:19.567Z Meanwhile from the depth of the ravine came a man with a pickaxe shaped like a stork’s neck with the bill on it. The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z The stork kept on nodding, and Annchen went in to supper, feeling happy. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z There are many large and respectable birds;—the long-legged stork, the crane, the bustard, the heron, the eagle, the vulture, the cassowary; but all these are mere dwarfs compared with the ostrich. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z We concluded, however, that it was probably the only stork family in Germany; but that, also, was a mistake. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z Yet each approves the things he loves, From caviare to pork; Some guzzle cheese or new-grown peas, Like a cormorant or stork; The poor man's wife employs a knife, The rich man's mate a fork. Familiar Faces 2011-01-26T03:00:30.173Z There are also herons, ibises, storks and cranes, including the great black-headed white crane, Mycteria americana, which ranges from northern Argentina to Colombia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z "Do you think the stork has forgotten?" whispered Annchen to her mother. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z "The storks have always worn your colours—white belly, red bill, black wings." The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z They will tell a poor helpless, green, inquiring child, for instance, that they found him in a cabbage, when the actual truth is that they got him from a stork. Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z It was on a dreary, stormy night in early February; the Princess was lying on her bed, unable to sleep, when all at once the window was dashed open, and a huge stork flew in. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z The focus of the scheme is the Oriental white stork, a gorgeous-looking black-and-white bird with red legs, standing about a metre high, with a wingspan twice as big. Does money grow on trees? 2011-01-06T11:52:57Z But when the call of the storks was heard, and the click of their large white wings, the leaves took courage, unrolled their woolly blankets, and presently the trees were green. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z Near stands a large table, with a dwarf cedar; it also holds the Japanese Adam and Eve, and the mystic turtle and stork. The Evolution of Fashion 2011-01-06T03:00:44.710Z In 1889 published his Bird Flight as a Basis of the Flying Art, the result of 25 years observation of sea-gulls and storks. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 2011-01-04T03:01:14.690Z It was the very stork, they say, that, years afterwards, was so fatal to the town of Aquileja, not very far from there. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z When industrial agriculture arrived in Toyooka in the decades after World War II, the food that storks need were wiped away in a chemical tide... and the storks took their leave. Does money grow on trees? 2011-01-06T11:52:57Z Below on the grass, which was still winter-brown, three little children stood gazing wistfully up at the storks. A Round Dozen 2011-02-07T03:00:26.887Z “The stork’s 1946 diaper derby left a controversy today that rocked the cradles from coast to coast,” The Associated Press reported 65 years ago. Boomers Hit New Self-Absorption Milestone: Age 65 2011-01-01T02:40:21Z |
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