| 单词 | tawny owl |
| 例句 | It fluttered down beside Harry at the same moment that a tawny owl landed in front of Hermione, clutching a copy of the Daily Prophet in its beak. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Her dæmon was a small tawny owl, almost invisible in the dappled shadows under the trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Casting a shadow upon them was a rabbit standing upright on its hind legs, and above him, on a shelf, sat two tawny owls, each mounted on a stump and standing around 20in high. Getting stuffed: a tale of love and taxidermy 2013-04-13T20:31:46Z I drift off to sleep to the sound of waves lapping the shore and the call of tawny owls across the night sky. My year of roaming free in Cornwall – a photo essay 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z I turned up at 2.45 in the morning, set some microphones around the gardens, and first got a night chorus with roe deer, foxes and tawny owls. The echoes of Benjamin Britten's 'composing walks' 2013-01-30T19:00:10Z When people choose a household pet, the tawny owl, a small bird of prey, does not often come to mind. ‘The Stories of Jane Gardam,’ and More 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Taylor lives in southern England, where that call is the classic hoot of the tawny owl — the soundtrack to many a horror film of the 1960s. Owls are natural-born killers. So why do we adore them so much? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z However, the next morning they found the tawny owl hanging from the front of the car. Laxfield owl gets stuck in car licence plate 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The nocturnal tawny owl is so rarely seen, its disembodied cry seems to be “the voice of night itself.” Review | What can owls teach us? And what should we learn from them? 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z And now it’s a haven for parakeets, foxes and tawny owls. China’s New Covid Chapter 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Foxes and tawny owls are among the many animals calling it home. Wild and Wilde: At Celebrity Cemetery, Nature Takes on Starring Role 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z A changing environment also means animals’ appearances will adapt: In Finland, the brown tawny owl is overtaking the more common gray one, linked to declining snow cover. The Right to Health 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Barn owls are generally gentle, unlike tawny owls which can be aggressive. Barn owls are back in the UK – and for once it's thanks to humans 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z In one study, researchers found that on a dry night, the call of a tawny owl is audible over a geographic area that is 69 times larger than on a night with heavy rain. The Sound of One Shrimp Snapping 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z Illuminated resin spheres show off the different types of faeces and the display also includes fossilised dung - or coprolites - dating back 140 million years as well as a tawny owl pellet containing bones and teeth. National Poo Museum plans new home 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Birds, including tawny owls and magpies, nest in the roofs and chimneys of abandoned buildings. In Chernobyl nuclear zone, animals thrive without humans 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z As a toddler in Manchester, he would look out of his bedroom window, fascinated by the tawny owl perched on a lamp outside. Going underground: meet the man who lived as an animal 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z While mankind evolved dramatically over time, tawny owls needed to evolve very little, no doubt because of their superior design to begin with. Review “The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living With a Tawny Owl,” by Martin Windrow The tawny owl, named Mabel by staff at Christchurch Park in Ipswich, made her home on full view in a tree hollow. Town centre owl's 'unique behaviour' 2014-02-09T17:45:08Z Rescued young tawny owls perch on a branch at a wildlife center in England. Pandas, whales and owls, oh my! 2012-08-28T21:42:55Z Matthew Hazleton's shot of a juvenile tawny owl at Roman Camp, Bangor, Wales was also shortlisted. In pictures: Woodland wildlife 2012-08-27T00:36:09Z One day, when ranging through a thicket—this was before ever we had become acquainted with the fly—we came upon a capital specimen of the tawny owl, winking and blinking on a bough. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z And don’t even try to compare the tawny owl with any other animal. Review “The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar: Living With a Tawny Owl,” by Martin Windrow The brood size of tawny owls is one of the ways we measure field vole populations. Vole plague reaches record level 2011-05-12T23:37:09Z As winters become milder, the scientists say, grey feathered tawny owls are likely to disappear. Owls turn brown as climate warms 2011-02-22T16:31:28Z Two tawny owls, a buzzard, goshawk and barn owl - which all need a special certificate to be sold legally - were found at a house in Burnley. Officers seize illegal taxidermy 2011-02-22T09:08:05Z Right: The tawny owl is a fair weather hooter. Can you hear me now? Animals all over the world are finding interesting ways to get around the human din 2011-01-24T14:15:00.263Z There are also three pigeons, a tawny owl and a badger at the centre. Man spends nights with hedgehogs 2010-12-03T15:11:00Z The tawny owls nested in a lime tree in the lion enclosure. Baby owl meets massive lion! 2010-06-17T10:49:00Z The tawny owl population in a Northumberland beauty spot is booming as a result of the harsh winter, experts say. Why harsh winters proved a hoot for these owls 2010-04-29T16:57:00Z The worst offender among the residents is the tawny owl, to which I find the following reference in the famous Malmesbury MSS.: Birds in the Calendar The white owl was out, with its peculiar grating cry; so was the tawny owl, breaking forth into its loud hail—hoi-hoi-hoi! Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story The tawny owl has five eggs, white and smooth; and this is the kind that hoots at night. Little Men |
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