| 单词 | young bird |
| 例句 | She reminded him of a young bird flapping her wings, unable to gain the lift needed to take off. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was stuff like a young bird that had fallen out of its nest before it could fly, or a green-speckled spring frog or a striped water snake. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The young birds hatched out there and stuck their heads out through the holes to get at the worms and bugs the grown birds brought to them. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sensation of such grace and power that Lyra, sharing it, felt like a young bird learning to fly. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Also the cage in which I had put two young birds. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Although a few nests were found in the treated area, a few with eggs, none contained young birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I think Bongo is too pessimistic for such a young bird. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The young birds were not like their mother and father, being gray and very ugly, but anyway, I took them from the nest and put them in a small cage that I made of reeds. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z According to these authors, the delayed but lethal effect on the young birds follows from storage of dieldrin in the yolk of the egg, from which it is gradually assimilated during incubation and after hatching. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Production of young birds on the New Brunswick breeding grounds is definitely reduced, and adult birds that have been analyzed contain large residues of DDT and heptachlor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z After the young birds are hatched the charm is broken; but each winter these days of perfect peace come, and they are called after her, Alcyone, or, more commonly, Halcyon days. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently a grass blade trembled and Miyax saw a young bird fluttering its wings as it begged to be fed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On Mount Johnson Island as well as in Florida, then, the same situation prevails — there is some occupancy of nests by adults, some production of eggs, but few or no young birds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z With the young birds and the old ones, the white gull and Rontu, who was always trotting at my heels, the yard seemed a happy place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo looked at him, unhappy and at a loss, like someone who has handled a young bird, knowing it can never return to the nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It reminded me of a young bird that had fallen out of a nest and lay dying on the ground. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And beneath them, down in the clear water, yard-long catfish lay on the sandy bottom, waiting to gobble up any young birds that happened to fall out of the nests. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The consequences of the sublethal poisoning of the woodcock are now seen in a marked decline in the proportion of young birds to adults, first observed in the season after fire ant treatments began. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Most of these herons are either inexperienced young birds or lost adult males too stubborn to ask for directions south. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A possibility is flapper meaning “a young bird when first trying its wings,” or the 17th century flap meaning “young woman of loose character.” Our favorite bits of 1920s slang 2013-05-09T16:09:00Z The young bird is not suited to a pirate's life, with even the pirate crew's captives laughing at him. The High Skies of Adventures by Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash - review 2013-05-17T11:00:00Z “There will be fewer young birds in the population that are able to recruit into the breeding population.” Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Watching the young birds acquire skills has been fun, says Williams-Claussen, adding that the second cohort of condors, taking cues from the first, has been much quicker to venture out. Newest flock of wild California condors faces an old threat: lead poisoning 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Reports show most bird strikes, about 53%, happen between July to October when young birds have recently fledged from nests and when fall migration occurs. JetBlue plane makes emergency landing at Palm Beach airport after bird strike 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z “But when you study young birds, they make mistakes and do all kinds of weird stuff. So they weren’t just born with this routine.” The Godwit’s Long, Long Nonstop Journey 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z It is exhibiting an altruistic behavior as in saving its fledgling; it is increasing its own fitness along with the fitness of the young bird. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Splooting can also occur among young birds, according to the New York parks service, such as the “juvenile red-tailed hawk,” known to demonstrate a “full sploot at times.” What does ‘splooting’ mean? And why are squirrels doing it? 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The young bird was "covered in lice and unsteady on its feet", a charity spokesperson said, but had since been "doing well". First raven rescued for 10 years, GSPCA says 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z The young birds leave their nest burrow and make their way to the sea, normally under cover of darkness to avoid predators. Wildlife photography: Magic of Skomer's puffins captured 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Or a young bird that hasn’t learned the ropes yet. Perspective | The birds and the bees can be tough for some birds 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z It is exhibiting an altruistic behavior by saving its fledgling; it is decreasing its own fitness along with the fitness of the young bird. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Around that time, rescue centers saw more young birds in distress, but the latest batch includes older birds. Growing number of sick and dying California brown pelicans worries animal experts 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z The young birds swooped and darted above the quads, practicing the aerial maneuvers they’d soon need for hunting. The avian soap opera unfolding atop this Berkeley bell tower has humans riveted 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Billions of other young birds, including warblers and flycatchers, terns and sandpipers, set out on similarly spectacular and dangerous migrations every spring, skillfully navigating the night skies without any help from more experienced birds. How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Factors behind the decline include foxes, crows and pine martens eating eggs and young birds, disturbance by visitors to areas where capercaillie breed and also fatal collisions with deer fences. Scotland's capercaillie could vanish in 30 years 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z He speculates that maybe it’s been so long since monarchs have overwintered here that these young birds have not learned to avoid them. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z "If it is older birds that are possibly getting towards the end of their breeding lives that will have a lesser impact than if it is lots of young birds," said Mr Bielinski. Solway Coast bird flu deaths 'levelling off' 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z “A lot of the snowy owls we’re seeing now in the East and Upper Midwest are young birds, on their first migration,” he said. Rare snowy owl soars over Washington, thrills crowds 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z But how do the young birds know which direction is southwest or south or southeast? How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Then in 2006, a pair hatched an eaglet in Rockingham — but a few weeks later, the young bird was found dead. Vermont bald eagle restoration follows years of trying 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Suspects include pathogens that the victims could have contracted by consuming Brood X cicadas and environmental toxins to which the young birds were particularly vulnerable. Suspect List Narrows in Mysterious Bird Die-Off 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The young bird is sticking close to its parents for now, Parsons said. The peregrine falcon mostly disappeared. A lone chick took flight at Harpers Ferry for the first time in 70 years. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z There is no knowing — at least not yet — whether what is grounding the young birds is contagious to humans, being caused by humans or simply happening in an area heavily populated by humans. Perspective | Birds are going blind in the Washington region, and wildlife experts don’t know why 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z In their first autumn, young birds follow inherited instructions such as “fly southwest for three weeks and then south-southeast for two weeks.” How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Whooping cranes are long-distance migrators, and when their numbers declined so precipitously that there were no adult birds to teach young birds the route, conservationists stepped in and used ultralight airplanes as whooping crane tutors. Meet the Other Social Influencers of the Animal Kingdom 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The center is seeking help from community members to feed and care for more than 500 young birds, operations manager Debbie Wayns said. Orphaned ducklings find lettuce and love at Huntington Beach wildlife center 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Last year, 44 young birds “fledged,” meaning they survived and left the nest, according to a report by the Josefsons. Natural areas can be found on Heartland College campus 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z To help young birds in captive breeding programs learn their notes, they’ve started playing male song recordings and also housed capable male singers next to young learners. As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z To help young birds in captive breeding programs learn their notes, they’ve started playing male song recordings and also housed capable male singers next to young learners. As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z So when Peep entered into Ramsey’s life, it didn’t seem unheard of to take the young bird with him into battle. Pet rooster reunited with owner after going missing 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z At last, in September, the season’s young birds took flight for the first time. Bringing back the ‘most endangered bird’ in the U.S. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z To prevent their turkeys from becoming behemoths, farms that raise poults, as the young birds are known, slaughtered them weeks earlier than usual this year. Small turkeys are in high demand this Thanksgiving. Good luck finding one 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The idea of releasing young birds is that they will imprint on the area and return to nest. Trumpeter swan cygnets released in Yellowstone National Park 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z The Flying Clovers Racing Pigeon Club has been slowly training the young birds to fly up to 130 miles in preparation for the Grand Rapids release. Editorial Roundup: Michigan 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The young bird is now safely in the hands of a local bat sanctuary. Firefighter abseils down well to save trapped owl 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z The wayward waddlers, reported on the carriageway near Watford, Hertfordshire, on Sunday, were mostly young birds unable to fly. Motorway madness as dozens of ducks dawdle on M25 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z On Monday, Hemminger visited the nest area again but didn’t see the young birds — a sign that they’ve likely taken flight. Bald eagles return to nest in Orange County neighborhood 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z But introducing young birds into a complex forest world – bereft of the cultural education normally provided by parents – is slow and risky. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Instructions on IFA chick boxes will walk the owners through the requirements - such as keeping the young birds at a temperature between 90 and 95 degrees the first week of their life. Coronavirus sparks run on chicks, agricultural products 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Light attraction causes young birds to circle lights and eventually fall to the ground while flying from their burrows on land to the sea. Agency drafts conservation plan to protect Hawaii seabirds 2020-03-25T04:00:00Z When young birds are stressed by the heat, they don’t grow large, he said. Birds are shrinking. These scientists say it’s a consequence of global warming. 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Four young birds were raised at the Audubon Species Survival Center in New Orleans, and the others at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin. 11 more endangered whooping cranes in southwest Louisiana 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Many young birds learn much by observing their parents, and parrots probably need to learn more than most. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z "Additional food is less vital in spring and summer, when young birds need to learn to forage for plants and insects, for a balanced diet and good physical development," he said. Viral duck feeding sign sparks anger and confusion 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z If it forms too late or breaks up too early, the young birds will be forced into the sea before they're ready, before they've lost their down and grown water-proof feathers. Emperor penguin 'needs greater protection' 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The young birds are given some help after release. A firm foundation for pheasants 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z But these are breeding colonies, and the researchers take young birds off the nest, examine them and put identification bands on them. In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The young birds absorbed knowledge of routes, then used them in later seasons on their own self-guided migrations. The secret call of the wild: how animals teach each other to survive 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z According to Gen Popov, August is a risky time, when young birds are taking wing, adventurous and full of energy. How cool heads glided a Russian jet down to safety 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z The group says it is caring for 89 young birds and eggs it rescued from the tree including, 50 snowy egrets, 22 black-crowned night herons. Animal rescue group needs help caring for 89 baby birds 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z If you see groups of turkeys with poults, or young birds, report your sightings to the department’s web-based turkey brood survey. Survey to track wild turkey families starts in New Hampshire 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z “They are the snake most likely to be seen around buildings hunting for rodents, amphibians, and young birds. Black rat snakes are constrictor snakes and will use their body to suffocate their prey.” Huge snake slithers on to Connecticut woman’s roof, frightening video shows 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z If the sea-ice breaks up too early, the young birds will not have the right feathers to start swimming. Thousands of penguin chicks wiped out 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Viewers glued to the webcam placed by the Friends of Big Bear Valley got occasional views of the young birds’ fluffy tufts of light-colored hair. See the bald eagle chicks: Pair hatch over two days in Big Bear 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The young birds often start wandering until they reach maturity and choose a colony. Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey - by plane 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Audubon naturalist Doug Hitchcox was in the crowd and said the young bird appeared to be in good health and in the process of molting. Hawk native to South America wows crowd in Maine park 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The BBC was given exclusive access to see the young birds ahead of them taking flight for the first time in one of the most significant reintroduction projects ever under taken for a large predator. Golden hello to relocated eagle chicks 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z “This young bird is severely underweight and anemic; shows signs of long-standing nutritional and development issues.” Young bald eagle in D.C. euthanized after contracting West Nile virus 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z He says he planned to tear down the trees after the young birds left the nest. Hawk nesting home spared from demolition in Salt Lake City 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z When young birds leave the nest early, they help future generations survive better, but they themselves are more likely to die, according to a new study. Time to fly? Birds that leave the nest at the wrong time can bring disaster on the whole family 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Do place any fallen young bird back in the nest if possible. Tennessee editorial roundup 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Last year more than 51 pairs of peregrine falcons raised at least 63 young birds. Falcon nests prompts closure of Vermont hiking trails 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z This young bird is severely underweight and anemic; shows signs of long-standing nutritional & developmental issues. Young bald eagle in D.C. euthanized after contracting West Nile virus 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Scientists have inferred meanings for only a few categories of vocalizations, like the guttural caws that incite crows to mob predators and the plaintive squawks young birds employ to beg for food. What’s with all the cawing? UW team eavesdrops on crows 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z There, Lucy Quinn from the British Antarctic Survey says many chicks are killed by plastic fed to them by their parents, including one young bird whose stomach was punctured by a plastic toothpick. Oceans under greatest threat in history, warns Sir David Attenborough 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z Here, she starts the process again by working with a young bird. Wednesday's TV highlights: 'Stan Against Evil' on IFC 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Unfortunately for them, the young birds are considered a delicacy by the islanders. Abseiling down a cliff at night to kill 500 gannets 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z “Harvey the Hurricane Hawk” became an Internet star after the young bird of prey flew into William Bruso’s taxi cab in Houston. Hawk Escapes Hurricane Harvey by Car, Then Is Set Free 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Hinde supervised Bateson's PhD on behavioural imprinting — the tendency of young birds, such as goslings, to latch on to and follow the first moving stimulus they see, typically their mothers. Patrick Bateson (1938-2017) : Nature : Nature Research 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z There may be a legitimate reason for a young bird, for example, to be on the ground — especially in the spring, when they’re learning to fly and hunt. Indiana group believes predatory birds need to be saved too 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z SAT Walk through the park to learn about young birds leaving the nest, 8 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z The presence of flight feathers on such a young bird is reinforcing the idea that enantiornithes hatched with the ability to fly, making them less dependent on parental care than most modern birds. Baby Bird from Time of Dinosaurs Found Fossilized in Amber 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z She said the Scheltenses reported the damage to the Skagit Land Trust, and staff joined them to document the damage and to recover six young birds that were still alive. Rescuers try to save baby herons from windstorm ‘carnage’ near Anacortes 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Watts said banding the young birds helps researchers monitor the population size. A new breed of falcons soars back from brink of extinction in Virginia 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Native forbs, shrubs and trees provide a smorgasbord of insects, a power food for young birds, while non-native species generally don’t. Native plants attract birds to your own backyard 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z Perhaps this was a young bird, or it misunderstood the effects of its own broad wings in gale-force winds. The Turkey Vulture Is So Clever, and Stinky 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z But 10-15% of bald eagles die in the first year because of lead poisoning, Stewart said, in part because the young birds almost exclusively eat carrion. Bald eagle population threatened by lead poisoning, US scientists warn 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z This must be confusing for the young bird. What's another little mouth to feed? 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z In this artificial nest, enclosed by bars, the young birds were fed for several weeks by staff members careful not to reveal their human presence. When the National Bird Is a Burden 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the eagles successfully raised 34 young birds. Vermont bald eagles produce record amount of young 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z “This behavior certainly indicates that it is a young bird that hatched recently,” Debra Kriensky, a biologist with the Audubon group, said. Hopes Rise That Staten Island’s Young Eagle Is a Native New Yorker 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Looker said the absence of the talons would place the young bird at a disadvantage, so the bird will be sent to a long-term education center in a week or so. Bald eagle crippled by leg trap in Pennsylvania recovering 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Cygnets are individually tagged, as part of conservation efforts to protect the young birds. Annual Royal 'Swan-Upping' takes place on River Thames 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Training the birds depends on whether it is an old bird - a bird with racing experience - or a young bird. Pigeon racing club seeking new flyers 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z DEM says information gathered from the public helps determine how many young birds survive after common causes of mortality are accounted for, such as predators, weather and road kill. Rhode Island officials ask public to report turkey sightings 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z In southern Minnesota, the barns at Pullet Connection chicken farm are now nearly full of young birds. Minnesota farms mostly at full production after bird flu 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The family farm’s barns are now nearly full of young birds. Minnesota farms mostly at full production after bird flu 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The young birds then fly from Aug. 20 through Oct. North Platte man trains homing pigeons for racing 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z The Angry Birds Movie features a montage of Red committing all of these acts of violence — except the young bird playing too loudly outside his house doesn't get shooed, he gets punted into the ocean. On the free Kindle excerpt of the novelization of the film based on the app called Angry Birds 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The hope is that the young birds will think of James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge as their home and birthplace. Watch Fuzzy Albatross Chicks Saved From Rising Seas 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z She says Idaho Department of Fish and Game workers assisted last year when several of the young birds ended up at ground level in downtown Boise before becoming confident flyers. 3 chicks hatch in downtown Boise peregrine falcon nest 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The effort to save the alala, through a similar breeding and release plan in the 1990s, ended with 21 of the young birds getting eaten by hawks, feral cats and dogs, and other predators. Is Hawaii ‘the extinction capital of the world’? Exhibit A: The alala bird. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z “I started training these young birds earlier in April,” Freeman said. North Platte man trains homing pigeons for racing 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Schoen says necropsies of 61 birds that died in Prince William Sound found that most were female and most were young birds less than 2 years old. Alaska scientists continue researching seabird death mystery 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z “When those young birds learn to fly, they imprint on this area as their base,” said Rex Watters, wildlife specialist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, who worked with the reintroduction program. Bald eagle release at Lake Monroe in 1988 still breeding 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z After young birds are stabilized at the center, they are often placed into cages with a foster bird of the same species. Nashville center helps birds of prey in trouble 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z About a dozen young birds fell from the tree, five of which did not survive, according to prosecutors. Workers face cruelty charges for allegedly cutting down tree filled with birds 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z He starts by releasing the young birds from the loft. North Platte man trains homing pigeons for racing 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z There is also limited barn space for raising chicks into young birds, known as pullets. Bird flu aftershocks to drive U.S. turkey, egg prices higher 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z McNamara tries to ward off boaters and even swimmers who get too close to the vulnerable young birds, and too often she’s seen boats zoom right over them. Baby loon’s death spotlights water safety in Silver Lake 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Other resident birds are used as foster parents for young birds that are brought to the center. Nashville center helps birds of prey in trouble 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z It was made possible by the statewide conservation effort through which Indiana wildlife officials collected young birds from Wisconsin and Alaska and released them at Lake Monroe from 1985 to 1989. Bald eagle population soaring in skies of Indiana 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z The tree was home to nestlings, or baby birds that can’t yet fly, and fledglings -- young birds that are still learning to fly -- prosecutors said. Pair accused of animal cruelty in cutting down tree that housed baby birds 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z The young birds will be transported to the Toronto Zoo in Canada for a reintroduction program. Smithsonian institute studies loggerhead shrike’s decline 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The young bird will be sent to the American Eagle Foundation in Tennessee where eaglets are raised in enclosed towers. Medina Raptor Center nurses bald eagle chick back to health 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z According to Fallon, most of the eaglet’s feathers are still in “sheath,” a phase of feather growth in young birds. W.Va. agency, avian center rescue baby bald eagle 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Officials say the ospreys are “housekeeping,” which is a dry run for young birds to learn nest building. Ospreys building nest at closed dog racetrack in Revere 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The young bird only stayed there for the day, though. Those aren’t gargoyles on the Haskell County Courthouse 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z He seemed to have merely taken the young birds he bought from Pigeon King International farmers and resold them, as breeding pairs, to other Pigeon King International farmers, shuttling pigeons from one barn to another. The Pigeon King and the Ponzi Scheme That Shook Canada 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There’s a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the conviction of whoever shot the young bird in late October or early November, department spokesman Adam Einck said Wednesday. Whooping crane shot in Louisiana; $10,000 reward for info 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z But hunters are hopeful this year, especially following a positive survey of young birds in August. Officials expect usual crowd coming for opener 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Birds of a Feather When Wolf pulls himself up a branch toward a nest, the young birds aren’t particularly startled to see him. Baffling Genetic Barrier Prevents Similar Animals from Interbreeding 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z He said that area also lost a lot of young birds to October’s early blizzard that also hit a portion of southwestern North Dakota. Fewer North Dakota fall turkey licenses available 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z After the young birds emerge from their shells, and are up to flight, they dart around the zoo, free as any other of the world’s winged, feathered, coldblooded creatures. Scientists hope to track black-crowned night herons There’s also a small daily window to round up the young birds. Harsh island a breeding ground for Utah pelicans 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The young birds fit across the fingers when they’re three days old, he said; at four days old, their eyes open. Pigeons come home to South Dakota teenager 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Wolf’s team measures the young birds’ wing length and color and collects blood samples for genomic studies before returning them to the nest. Baffling Genetic Barrier Prevents Similar Animals from Interbreeding 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z The rolling curves and swirls of the band were inspired by a flying bird whose wing tips touch together while carrying a young bird on its back. Fashionable Smart Watch Debuts at Mobile World Congress 2014-02-24T07:20:00Z Drenching rainstorms and extreme heat are killing the young birds in significant numbers. Warming 'killing penguin chicks' 2014-01-30T01:49:42Z The harsh environment will still claim plenty of the young birds before they’re ready to fly south. Harsh island a breeding ground for Utah pelicans 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Some of the study’s authors served as human foster parents, taking the young birds on training flights in Salzburg, Austria. Bird Data Confirms That V’s Help Save Energy 2014-01-15T18:51:17Z Remarkably, young birds are not schooled in migration routes. City Room: A Quiet Beauty Flying By 2013-08-30T18:30:41Z The young birds attend "crane school" where a dedicated team dressed in crane outfits help them to develop! Restoring Britain's wildlife vision 2013-08-19T05:57:06Z The young birds attend "crane school" where a dedicated team dressed in crane outfits help them to develop. Restoring Britain's wildlife vision 2013-08-18T02:20:14Z For two days each year, Utah DWR officials and a motley team of bird enthusiast volunteers make the trip by boat, banding hundreds of young birds by hand. Harsh island a breeding ground for Utah pelicans 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z “Cats are a nonnative species,” reminds Marra, adding that they often target native species and can transform places that would normally harbor many young birds into “sinks that drain birds from neighboring populations.” Unlike Sylvester and Tweety, Cats Usually Get Their Birds--Up to 3.7 Billion of Them 2013-07-13T17:15:02.297Z A great company name is a wonderful asset.The word “Twitter” is memorable, fun to say, and conjures images of young birds chirping away to one another in their nest. Your Company is Great. Your Name Stinks. Now What? 2013-05-23T13:58:04Z A young bird like this would normally be fed by its parents for up to eight weeks. Baby falcon found in tower block 2012-07-26T08:01:42Z After leaving the nest or fledging, the young bird will continue to be fed by its parents for another four to eight weeks, after which they will normally leave the area. Peregrine chick in derelict flats 2012-07-26T00:05:28Z Noise seemed to interrupt the communication between the young birds and their parents. Urban noise 'killing baby birds' 2012-07-11T17:16:49Z Life can be especially difficult for young birds, which aren’t as skilled at avoiding crowds of people, cars and cats. City Room: Kestrels Find New York City a Good Home 2012-06-07T17:46:16Z One key developmental milepost that occurs before fledging is that the young birds begin to tear their own food for eating. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. About Fledging Hawks 2012-05-23T19:03:17Z The young birds will stay in their parents’ territory for 30 to 70 days, before migrating. City Room: More Answers About the Baby Hawks 2012-04-27T22:18:36Z In young birds the white on the sides is tinged with grey. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals 2012-04-19T02:00:27.027Z This process, called pipping, is a critical phase for young birds, and sometimes red-tailed hawk chicks don’t survive the process. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. on Hawk Hatching 2012-04-10T17:55:40Z Such is a sketch of the training in modern times of the eyas or young bird. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z New York University and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will monitor and alert people not to interfere with the young birds through signs and other measures. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. About Fledging Hawks 2012-05-23T19:03:17Z "It is time for the young birds to fly when the cuckoo begins to stir," he answered. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z The flight of the domestic goose is quite powerful enough, especially in young birds, to allow them to escape in that way, where they are so inclined. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The young birds began to make those faint twitterings beneath the downy breast of the mother, the first faint sound that breaks the mysterious silence of early dawn. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z He maintains that there is a possibility, for instance, of the instruction of young birds by old in the art of nest-building. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z After the young birds leave the nest, they will stay in that general area for about another month. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. About Fledging Hawks 2012-05-23T19:03:17Z When these were done they made a smaller boat, and presented it to the Esquimo; it would aid them in getting eggs and young birds about the shore. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z In the structure and development of the egg there is a great uniformity; but there is a remarkable difference in the condition of the young bird at the moment of hatching. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The sportsman, knowing the plantation was very thick, and seeing it was a question of a young bird only, decided it was not worth while to look for it among the trees. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z Sometimes the young birds remain with their parents for a period of three or four months, all the family going about and feeding in company, and roosting together in the old nest. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Old and young birds sometimes live together for four or five months. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The widow ate raw young birds, of which she brought a supply saved over from the summer. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The chief part of their subsistence on this island appeared to be penguins, seal, young birds, and petrel which they take in a curious way. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z For she saw her first young bird on the edge of the nest trying his wings, to fly into the world. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z When the nest is touched or shaken, the young birds, if nearly fledged, have the singular habit of running out and jumping to the ground to conceal themselves in the grass. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The young birds hatched from these lovely eggs are proverbial for their ugliness, Pichon de Urraca being a term of contempt commonly applied to a person remarkable for want of comeliness. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The young birds were taking their first lesson in flying, or were still nestling under their mothers' wings. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z She enjoyed her new position vastly, was blithe as a young bird, and gazed fearlessly on into a future, which seemed an interminable vista paved with roses. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Well, well," he said, "it is Nature's law; the young birds spread their wings and quit the warm nest, and the old ones are left to sit and brood over the past. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z After leaving the nest, the old and young birds live for two or three months together, only one brood being raised in each year. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z There is something ludicrous in the notes of these young birds, resembling, as they do, the shrill half-hysterical laughter of a female exhausted by over-indulgence in mirth. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z "Never mind about the young birds," said the Squire. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z Do you not know that the Lord holds His hand over the flowers of the field and the young birds in the nest? The Monk and The Hangman's Daughter 2012-01-19T03:00:23.620Z A gentle south-west wind is just stirring the meadows, and the young birds are chirping gaily in the hedgerows which are beginning to put forth their tiny buds. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z After remaining a moment on its singular perch, the Flycatcher flew away, but in less than half a minute returned and perched again on the young bird’s back. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The old and young birds sometimes live together until the following spring. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The quiet talk took place as father and son walked out together after tea to see the young birds. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z After the pheasant season, young birds that have been hatched the same year are excellent substitutes for that fine game, and fetch a fair price. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z As usual, men in bird suits flying ultralight aircraft will “imprint” the route on young birds raised in captivity, so that they will remember it. Green Blog: Cranes Resume Their Migratory Flight 2012-01-11T12:25:26Z One of the adults was closely attended by three young birds; and these all, while I watched them, fluttered their wings and clamoured for food every time the old bird stirred on its perch. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Presently four Caranchos appeared, two adults and two young birds in brown plumage, and alighted on the ground near the carcass. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Gotch's bill for meal, and the welfare of the young birds under his charge having been duly discussed, the walk and the quiet talk were resumed. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z The flesh of the young bird is very delicate, juicy, and well-flavoured, but the old birds, even of the second year, are dry, tough, and tasteless. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z In a moment he cut the serpent into two, on which the young birds left off screaming. Folk-Tales of Bengal 2012-01-05T03:00:45.240Z But in the habits of the young bird is the greatest incongruity or inadaptation. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The young birds advanced at once and began tearing at the flesh; while the two old birds stayed where they had alighted, as if disinclined to feed on half-putrid meat. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z You see we've done very well with our young birds this year, and they must have got wind of the fact that we'd kept those coverts. The Honour of the Clintons 2012-01-24T03:00:25.947Z This chalybeate is an excellent tonic for weakly young chickens, and young birds that are disposed to outgrow their strength. Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. 2012-01-19T03:00:19.390Z Then, the young birds were confided to the tender mercies of the old hen. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The young birds are like the females, and possibly do not acquire the full black plumage until the second year, which would account for the great number of grey birds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The attraction was a large male Rhea squatting on the ground, and sheltering with its extended wings a brood of young birds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z A considerable quantity of young birds were picked up, which had fallen victims to the flames. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z You are the blood of coming blossom, You shall be music in the young birds' throats, You shall be breaking, soon, in silver notes; A virgin laughter in the young earth's bosom. The Melody of Earth An Anthology of Garden and Nature Poems From Present-Day Poets 2011-12-31T03:00:17.930Z The young birds will always thrive better out of doors than in; and when two weeks old I always let them out during the sunny days of April, by opening the slides in front. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z When the adults have gone, the silent young birds remain. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z My friend was not able to count them, but there were not fewer than twenty-five or thirty young birds, small tender things, only a day or so out of the shell. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Here is the hole at the top, for the bird to go into, and here is the place for the eggs and the young birds. The Young and Field Literary Readers, Book 2 2011-12-28T03:00:37.303Z There is a circumstance respecting this bird that is very peculiar; which is, that the gizzard is larger than that of a swan, and remarkably so in the young birds. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Answer.—Not more than two per cent. with us, but it depends largely upon how the old birds are fed; how the eggs are incubated, and the young birds cared for. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The autumnal cold and wet weather seems to be the immediate cause of the young birds’ departure; but in the adults, migration appears to be an instinct quite independent of atmospheric changes. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z At the end of that month two large nests were made, each nest by one pair of birds, and in the two fourteen or fifteen young birds were reared. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Whilst riding through a forest once with a party of friends, he saw a brood of young birds on the ground which a storm had blown from their nest. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z Then they brought the young birds, showed them their game, and told them by repeated examples to dive and get it. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Question 20.—At what age should the young birds be put upon the market? Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The young birds are entirely black at first, and afterwards assume on the head and neck a pale terra-cotta red, which gradually deepens to vivid scarlet. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z In the young bird the crown is grey. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The egg betokens hope, seeing that birds teem not like other animals, but first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird. 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 young birds came, the most interesting bit of Koskomenos' life was manifest. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z At present, September 1st, we are getting some three dozen eggs per day from our young birds, and we are trying to hold them back all we can by light feeding. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The song is, however, much poorer, and reminds one of the first attempts of a young bird. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The egg was hatched, and the young bird feared by its foster-parents; and when able to fly it took up its abode along with the other Pigeons. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z An inhabitant of the most northern seas, examples, most commonly young birds of the year, find their way in winter to more temperate shores. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z When the bird is found near its nest or young birds it will feign an injury and will endeavor in this way to lead you away from them. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z See that there are no sharp projections in either yards or breeding-pens, as both old and young birds are often lamed for life by simply coming in contact with them in the night. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z In July, the restless young birds flock with the mothers, but the now indifferent fathers keep apart by themselves. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The young birds are of a pale grey colour, mottled with dull brown, and have a whining querulous cry. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Some goatherds, hearing of our wish to secure a "quebranta-huesos," had removed the single young bird an hour or two previously. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z These eggs are hatched with the others in the nest and the young birds clamor constantly for food and often starve or crowd out the rightful bird babies. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z It is seldom prevalent except during the warm weather, and usually in young birds of from two to six weeks of age. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z As soon as the young birds can take wing, one family party unites with another, one colony with another, until often enormous numbers assemble in the marshes in August and September. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The nest is placed in bushes, not very high, and the young birds are often taken when half-fledged and become quickly accustomed to captivity. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z It feeds on small rodents and young birds, occasionally, like the polecat, plundering hen-roosts, when it eats the brains of its numerous victims, and leaves the body untouched. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z The young birds run about like small chickens. Endurance Test or, How Clear Grit Won the Day 2011-12-16T03:00:11.660Z I mention this particularly here, because the mortality among young birds will depend largely upon the strength and vitality of the eggs from which they come. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Remains of young birds were found in only two out of nearly three hundred blue jays' stomachs analysed. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z In the autumn and winter months I have sometimes observed small flocks composed of males only, but these were perhaps young birds not yet paired. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z The young birds assume the adult plumage in their first year, and soon learn to hawk for their prey as well as their parents. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z And when Pahtahnkum came up, one of the men threw him one of the young birds, and said: “Here, take it, even if your mother does not wish to marry me.” Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z The young birds will, while in constant contact with this mud, absorb more or less of it, clogging the digestive organs, and deranging their appetites. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z When the young birds reach our land of liberty and receive a welcome of hot shot, the survivors learn their first lesson in shyness. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The young birds are leaving their nests in the trees and learning to fly, the fathers and mothers teach them with infinite love and care. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The Gannet lays but one egg; and the young bird is nourished on semi-liquid food disgorged by the parent. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z May and I broke down, and said, "We won't go;" but next day we set forth, as young birds will, and left the nest empty for a year. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Large seines and nets were used regularly to secure the fish on which the young birds were fed and fattened. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z They will not only destroy the nests, but even the young birds. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z This raises questions concerning the possible ecologic situations that would select for delay in time of recruitment of young birds into the breeding segment of the population, assuming that nonbreeders are immature birds. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Once fairly hatched, the danger decreases; the young birds, while still quite small, show great readiness in concealing themselves. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Upon their having found, and sprung a brood of grouse, the falcon immediately gave chase, and struck a young bird, before they had proceeded far upon wing. 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 While going the rounds of Boston market one pleasant June day, shortly after our experience with the Aylesburys, we noticed some fine young birds nicely dressed, that had evidently snow-white plumage. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z Two eggs are layed at a time, and a pair of young birds are produced about every six weeks from April to August. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z She had seen young birds fed by hand, and she at once cut a thin stick and sharpened its end, upon which she stuck a little bit of breadfruit. The Girl Crusoes A Story of the South Seas 2011-11-03T02:00:16.647Z The food both of old and young birds is, to a great extent, insects. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Quite recently, when I was trying some young birds, I had an instance of how easily they may be led astray. 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 But after circulation begins, and especially during the latter part of the hatch, when the rapidly-developing young bird throws out a great deal of heat, the thing is often completely reversed. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The eggs number two and a pair of the young birds are hatched about every six weeks from May to September. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z There are no eggs to be gathered, no setting hens or incubators to be looked after, no young birds to be fed and cared for. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The females and young birds of the Goosander and Merganser are popularly called Dun-divers. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It lives upon poultry and eggs, small quadrupeds, young birds, and wild fruits. 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 Question 11.—Which will lay first, old or young birds? Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The young birds mature early and find their way to the marshes during August, when the season for their killing should begin. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z This feed is called "pigeon's milk" and is very nutritious, young squabs growing more rapidly than any other kind of young birds. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The nest of the Wood Dove is an unsubstantial structure, composed of sticks so loosely put together that the eggs or young birds are sometimes visible from below. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z I saw the young birds build, And swallows come and go, And summer grow and gild, And winter die in snow. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Question 22.—How do you treat the young birds for breeding purposes? Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The curious point is that the young birds find something in man to attract them. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z In this way it happens that one of the young birds is two days older than the other and almost invariably the first hatched is a male, the latter one being a female. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The young birds are able to accompany their parents in their mazy travels as soon as they have left the shell. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Until the first moult in late summer the young birds are a dark olive-brown in color, with white or whitish throat. 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 The partition wires have been set up and the young birds are quietly driven to their respective quarters. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z After these young birds were able to take care of themselves they still kept about the house, and were joined by more swallows and martins from the neighbourhood. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z In this case the odd birds may be put among other young birds and so find mates that suit them. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z At this season, too, young birds, so far as they are fledged, are of the same tone of colouring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It was a clear Sunday morning in the early summer; the young birds would scarcely be hatched. Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway 2011-10-13T02:00:43.280Z By the time these oats are two or three inches high they can be reoccupied by young birds, so that two crops can be grown upon the same ground each season. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z He had it as a young bird and never confined it. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Other squab breeders arrange to sell their young stock to those who do breed pigeons to sell as breeding stock and thus have a regular and constant demand for their young birds. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Females and young birds, called Mormons, are most numerous in England. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z He who walks through the woods, and can imitate the cries of young birds, may at all times be certain of collecting old ones around him, that is, in the breeding season. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z The livers of the young birds enlarge to such an extent as to force up their backs,—a deformity which will cling to them through life. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z If you want a young bird you have to pay more for one from the rocks than from the cathedral. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z A pair of pigeons begin to breed at about six months of age, but young birds are not very profitable as breeders. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z The young birds are ravenous eaters and proverbially ugly; when craving food they make a noise resembling a snore. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Some peregrine falcons have lately been shot; Petersen declares they are "the best beef in the country, and the young birds tender and white as chicken!" In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Our young birds commence laying at five months old, lay through the fall months, moult slightly during the first of December, and about the middle of December begin again. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z We had discovered a few nests with young birds of just the right age and in positions which left nothing to be desired. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z If it is dark all over except at the large end, the young bird will hatch in three or four days, or it has died. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z In young birds the bill, orbits, and feet, are olive green; and the upper plumage is tinged with rust-brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It was a renewed flight, the fluttering of a young bird, a frail butterfly, hither and thither. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z The young birds must be fed regularly and given the differently prepared foods according to age,—water supplied, grass and corn fodder cut and distributed according to need. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z If young birds were in the nest she half-crouched, or perched on the rim, so that her body cast a shadow over the young. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z As a matter of fact, it was a plump young bird, shot only the day before. The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains 2011-09-24T02:00:16.927Z The note of the young bird is a loud mewing and seems to be intended as a petition to its parents for a supply of food. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z When I’m sitting still, I seem to be constantly moving, and when I’m moving, I feel like a young bird learning to fly. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z Our young birds disappeared mysteriously, and in such large numbers that we were nearly discouraged. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z When a mother hoatzin took reluctant flight from her nest, the young bird at once stood upright and looked curiously in every direction. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The first care of the young bird was to collect the ashes of its parent, which it carried, enclosed in myrrh, to the temple of the Sun in Egypt. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z In July the old birds leave us, the males by themselves first, and the females not many days after; but the young birds remain until October. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z They had hatched out much later than usual, hence the waiting until the middle of September, but covies were abnormally large and the young birds already strong upon the wing. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z The excess in cost to him, had he bought the better birds, would have been but one cent on each of the young birds he raised. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The young bird stretched his mittened hands high above his head and waved them a moment. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z Where the balmy breezes blow, Where the butterfly takes wing, Where the aspens drooping glow, Where the young birds chirp and sing, I am weary, let me go. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z In young birds the tail is dark brown, and the beak and cere are of a darker hue. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z In a willow stole or blue gum Mark found the nest of a sedge bird, but empty, the young birds hatched long since. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The amount of heat requisite to hatch the eggs is too much for the young birds already hatched and dried off. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z There was a scarcely-noticeable splash, and as I gazed with real awe, I watched the widening ripples which undulated over the muddy water—the only trace of the whereabouts of the young bird. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z If hatching is successful the young birds are quickly on their legs, and through spring and summer follow the brooding birds. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z Willughby tells us that in his time 'Puffins' were very numerous in the Calf of Man, and that fully fledged young birds, taken from the nests, were sold at the rate of ninepence a dozen. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young birds get the use of their wings very quickly, and their instinct rather seems to be to wander than to remain in the immediate vicinity of their birthplace. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Damp is a great enemy of the brood, and long grass wet with dew in the early morning sometimes proves fatal if the delicate young birds are allowed to drag themselves through it. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z I sat silently watching for the re-appearance of the young bird. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z He took the young birds out of the nest and they showed no fear, nestling from time to time on his feet. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z The young birds, which are taken early in August, are boiled, and made to furnish a large quantity of fat, which is skimmed off and preserved for winter use. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Those that are killed are generally such as have lingered in the hope to save a young bird, and are mistaken and shot as young themselves. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z For if the young birds come to maturity they will remain in that immediate locality for months, working every hedge and copse and ditch with cruel pertinacity. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z A new terror is revealed to the young birds, a half-forgotten one brought afresh to the old. In New England Fields and Woods 2011-07-27T02:00:26.953Z He found a wild duck's nest as the young birds had just emerged from the egg, the mother-bird flying off at his approach. Spiritualism and the New Psychology An Explanation of Spiritualist Phenomena and Beliefs in Terms of Modern Knowledge 2011-08-01T02:00:14.257Z The young birds are of a brown tint, and have the feathers tipped with yellow, which gives them a spotted appearance. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z I have shot many young birds in the winter; they are by that time much improved in colour, but may be distinguished without difficulty from the full-grown bird. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Wally however came up bleeding, her face torn by the rocks, and holding in her arms the young bird, that at no price would she have relinquished. The Vulture Maiden [Die Geier-Wally.] 2011-07-25T02:00:17.960Z It reportedly made it the world's biggest selling newspaper.More birds collide with windows or start to attack them at this time of year because so many young birds are around, says the RSPB. Quiz of the week's news 2011-07-15T00:47:43Z There are lots of young birds at the moment and parent gulls are particularly aggressive at this time of year, as they fight for food to feed their young. VIDEO: Warning over gulls stealing chips 2011-07-12T14:56:41Z Towards the end of August, the young birds acquire the distinctive plumage of their species, and are solitary in their habits until the succeeding spring. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z This is particularly the case after a very favourable breeding season, when more than the usual proportion of young birds survive. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z She is heart-whole now, but if she began to learn that there was some one who really loved her, she would fly to him like a young bird does to her mate.” Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z She ran hastily to enquire the cause, and found the children crying, and near them, one of the young birds lying on the floor dead. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z Often, too, our spirit seizes one or other of these spiritual images, and mounts with it a little way upwards, like a young bird fluttering from twig to twig. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Certainly it is difficult to imagine how a single pair can manage to supply with food so many hungry young birds, but there is no direct evidence of their being two distinct broods. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z An unusual proportion of young birds would then survive, and next building season the larger part of these would return to the old trees and be immediately met in battle by their older relatives. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The majority of young birds, as is well known, either emerge from the egg clothed in down-feathers, or they Nestling down. develop these within a day or two afterwards. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Always the young birds, that year's nestlings, would come first. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z I could not even hear the cries of any young birds. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z When this is the case, as the habits of the young birds are aquatic, immediately on their breaking the egg, the old birds convey them in their claws to the water. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z If you approach the trio the two old birds at once take flight, seeing your gun, and the young bird in a few seconds goes after them. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z When free from the shell, the young birds rest on their tarsi, abdomen and forehead; their down dries in a few minutes, and their skin becomes noticeably darker. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z The sense of direction, the triple circling round the same trees, on the part of young birds, who preceded their parents, filled Fancy with astonishment. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z "I'll tear the red thing beating from his breast, To cast it with disdain upon the ground, Like a young bird torn trembling from the nest— His heart shall go to gorge my favourite hound." The Poems and Prose Poems of Charles Baudelaire with an Introductory Preface by James Huneker 2011-06-01T02:00:22.477Z This, perhaps, may be the case with young birds shot early in autumn before they have been long subjected to a marine diet. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young bird will sit and let you pick him off with a crossbow, and even if a cartridge singes his wing he will sometimes only hop a yard or two along the boughs. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The egg tooth was last seen on a young bird on the sixth day. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z There were many young birds in the nest, all clamouring for food. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z This is the only time in his life that all his feathers will come in at once, and it is an enormous job for the young bird. City Room: Answers About Pip and Violet, Part 2 2011-05-26T18:01:30Z The Zoologist once mentioned the fact of four solitary Snipes being killed in the county of Durham in August, and two of these were young birds, scarcely fledged. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Afterwards I found a nest, and had the pleasure of seeing the young birds come to maturity and fly. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z These counts were checked on the young birds studied in the field. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z Of the threatened animals we met, the ko’ko’ has the best chance of survival because it can produce several egg clutches per year, and the survival rate of young birds is reasonably high. Problems Without Passports: Scientific Research Diving at USC Dornsife--The Endangered Endemics and the Aggressive Invader 2011-05-24T13:45:00.233Z It got so high that alligators were able to swim up and snack on the young birds. | Donna Gee, Wildlife Rehabilitator: As Gators Rise With the Water, Young Raptors Are in Peril 2011-05-21T23:17:13Z The parent bird exhibits the same marvellous sagacity in diverting the attention of an intruder from the young birds to herself, by counterfeiting lameness, which has been observed in the Plovers. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The time selected to rob a rookery is generally just before the date fixed for the shooting, because the young birds are of little use for cooking till about ready to fly. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z So rearing more females would lead to a net movement of young birds away from the poor habitat to areas that might be more conducive. Chick sex swayed by farm grazing 2011-05-11T03:54:29Z Each bird had food or poison in its beak, and each was seen feeding it to the young birds; and then they flew away and did not return. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z I have never seen them in flocks or groups, save when the mother was raising her large family of young birds. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z In young birds the white is mostly replaced by dark grey, mottled with brown; wings and tail brown, the latter reddish yellow towards the end; bill dusky; irides, orbits, and feet, brown. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young bird, by attending to their motions, learns where to find the best food. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The young birds could then fly strong and afforded great sport. Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago 2011-04-28T02:00:13.453Z Not suspecting any danger to the young birds, we allowed the cage to remain in the same place all night. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z When no longer needing the mother's care, they pair off, and the young birds, or family separate. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z He says that when the young birds had attained their full size, it was the custom to drive them from the island into nets disposed along the shore of the lake. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young bird is, perhaps, on the ground, or on a low hedge, and the old birds are evidently endeavouring to get it to move. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z It had seemed a matter of course that her daily wants should be supplied, and she had hitherto bestowed no more thought on the matter than a young bird in the nest. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z Next morning early, we found one young bird dead in the cage, and the other barely alive, reeling and dazed as if under the influence of a poisonous weed or narcotic. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z Large flocks of this species and L. canus frequent Breydon and the tidal shores, especially the young birds of the year. Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes 2011-04-18T02:00:11.353Z In young birds the white plumage is mostly replaced by grey mottled with brown, and the black by dusky edged with yellowish; the primaries have no white spots, and the bill is dusky. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Yet they have not learned the only way in which that can be done—i.e. by starting themselves and flying a short distance, and waiting, when the young bird will almost invariably follow. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z One of them, going to look for him, found that Lincoln had stopped to replace two young birds that had been blown out of their nest. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z There are two young birds and one little speckled egg, just pipped. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z Young love and young birds need, in the beginning, only to be warmed by covering, and not till later to be nourished. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The adult male, which is a very handsome bird, is of rare occurrence, most of those which visit our shores being young birds. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young birds are occasionally stolen from the nests, notwithstanding the difficulty of access. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z A very sultan he seems, followed by a train of sultanas and their attendants; for there are young birds in the flock, fledglings, that differ in appearance from the old ones. The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora 2011-03-23T02:00:19.250Z I shoot one, which is of a tawny red tint, like that figured by Wilson, who mistook a young bird for an old one. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z I gave it food; and soon to rest, Like some young bird in leafy nest, It slumb'ring fell, without a fear For morrow's care, or danger near. The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook 2011-03-13T03:00:22.773Z The young birds can swim and dive immediately on leaving the egg. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The colours are much less brilliant on the young birds, and they do not obtain the deep rich hues of their parents until the following spring. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Wisdom and her mate are taking turns feeding it, and the young bird it will soon sport its own band, Klavitter said. Oldest known U.S. free-flying bird hatches new chick on Midway 2011-03-09T01:07:13Z Isabel's heart fluttered like the wings of a young bird that essays its first flight. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z This is a wonderful provision, when we consider how little the arid plains can offer for the support of the young birds. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It has been observed that young birds in the nest have not their mandibles crossed, and at this period such an arrangement would be useless, as they are dependent for food on the parent birds. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The crow, strong as he is, they courageously drive away; but the enemy that stealthily approaches along the ground to the helpless young bird in the grass they cannot resist. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z They were not all gobblers, correctly speaking: for the flock was a promiscuous one—comprising old and young birds, as well as male and female. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z But they were undaunted, and reached the top, where they beheld an enormous bird's nest, and in it two very large young birds. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z Her ways were so gentle that the witch's son became enamoured of her beauty, and brought her young birds and garlands of flowers, and a wild squirrel which he tamed. Tales from Spenser; Chosen from the Faerie Queene 2011-02-06T03:00:52.580Z In young birds the long feathers are absent; head and neck ash-coloured; upper plumage tinged with brown; lower, spotted with black. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The parties of young birds are easily distinguished by their lighter colour. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Growth as measured by changes in weight in these young Great Horned Owls parallels growth in some other young birds. The Postnatal Development of Two Broods of Great Horned Owls Bubo virginianus 2011-02-02T03:00:24.983Z They, however, took the young birds, and with great difficulty reached the lodge with them. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z Once past the age of sixteen, however, Joan too came along nicely, and with a sudden rush that reminded her father of a young bird consciously leaving the nest. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z The hen and young birds show no hurry in following his example, but take wing singly, and at unequal intervals—not like Partridges, which always rise in a covey. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The young birds seemed afterwards as numerous as the sparrows. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Birds were in abundance, and the whole surface of the island was covered with their nests, containing eggs and young birds in all stages of growth. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z The icicles melted, the friezes dripped away, the fantastic mufflers slipped from the trees, and the young buds peeped out and the young birds sang. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Except in some young birds, the color is always brilliant and often is gaudy. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The early flocks of Sanderlings often consist of old as well as young birds, which is not the common rule with Waders. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Though the nest is large, the young birds as they grow up soon get too big for it and fall out. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z She often had a notion to have a taste of a young bird herself. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z They began to talk over the summer that was past, and said how finely the young birds were coming on. Among the Forest People 2011-01-17T03:00:55.113Z This left the whole cavity exposed to the weather; but it was too late to desert the nest, and impossible to remove the young birds to another nest. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z The upper plumage of young birds is mottled with reddish brown, grey, black, and dull white; legs dull green. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It would appear that after the young birds are able to fly they flock together in parties by themselves, the old birds clubbing together also, but all meeting at night. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Beneath our feet, the whole surface of the islands was covered with eggs, or with young birds, in various stages of growth. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z I verily believe that these young birds cannot digest flesh, but are obliged to wait till it decays and affords them maggots and vermin. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The fully-feathered dark-brown young bird sat on the edge of the nest, and formed a good photographic subject. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z The present species is, however, far less common, though it breeds in the Outer Hebrides and in Scotland, where both eggs and young birds have been observed, and migrates southward in winter. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z These are formed of the parents and the young bird—apparently as big and as black as themselves—which they feed now and then. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Their little voices chirped like those of young birds; and Constance could not refrain from saying how much they all missed them at Driebergen. Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z The rapid decline of young birds is twice what researchers previously estimated. Without Intervention, Mariana Crow to Become Extinct in 75 Years 2010-12-21T16:01:00Z There is an interesting connexion between the size of an egg and the state of development of the young bird at birth. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z In young birds the hood is pale brown; the upper plumage dark brown, mottled at the edges of the feathers with yellowish; bill livid at the base, the tip black; feet yellowish. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z In order not to interfere seriously with breeding it is customary to take but one egg from a nest, and, if the nest itself be taken, to wait until the young birds have left it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z When this first breeding attempt proved unsuccessful, Mr. Burnett attributed it to the young birds’ inexperience. New Hurdle for California Condors May Be DDT From Years Ago 2010-11-16T06:00:00Z The young birds are vaccinated to create resistance to the bacteria. Keeping Henhouses Free of Disease 2010-10-06T21:21:00Z Officials said tests found salmonella in bone meal, a feed ingredient, and in feed given to young birds, which were raised to become laying hens. Egg Producer to Apologize for Salmonella Outbreak 2010-09-22T13:52:00Z Numbers of young birds come across the sea to us each autumn. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z In young birds both oviducts are almost equal in size, but the right soon degenerates into an insignificant strand. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The summer and fall months are important because this is when young birds are most active, establishing territories and finding mates, studies say. Free as a Bird? 2010-09-02T14:43:00Z Wright County Egg provided feed and young birds, known as pullets, to the Hillandale operation. Inspection of Egg Farms Uncovered Several Problems 2010-08-30T21:24:00Z Initially, however, condors were subject to what Fish & Wildlife Service biologist Joseph Brandt calls a "hard release," in which a group of very young birds were simply freed and left to their own devices. Can Culture Make the California Condor Wild Again? 2010-07-12T08:30:00Z The nest contains four or five eggs, and the young birds are fed with worms. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z It’s one of the planet’s most independent young birds. Cuckoo! Cuckoo! 2010-06-02T15:41:00Z As young birds, the finch "babbles" but eventually learns how to imitate its father. Songbirds Offer Clues to How We Learn Language 2010-04-01T17:00:00Z He did fine in Texas, though, taking up with other young birds that stayed behind. Plucky whooping crane gives wildlife experts hope 2010-03-16T07:33:00Z I said unto myself, that, like the young bird, I had gained a higher branch. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 16 We found only eggs in the nurseries, not young birds. A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open Their food consists mostly of insects, grubs, young birds and eggs, and when they have an opportunity to do so, they will kill and eat poultry, etc. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture Worst of all, the young birds had an untidy habit of tumbling out of the nests down into the fireplaces, whether there was a fire or not. The Jonathan Papers Aside from the insects consumed by the parents, a brood of three young birds will thus each require the destruction of at least 144 insects in a day and probably a very much greater number. Food Habits of the Thrushes of the United States USDA Bulletin 280 True, the idea occurred to me that the young bird was fledged and longed to quit the overcrowded nest. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History They are very fond of poultry and frequently visit the poultry houses, killing the young birds. Fur Farming A book of Information about Fur Bearing Animals, Enclosures, Habits, Care, etc. Their food consists mainly of mice, eggs and young birds and insects, but they are also fond of poultry and almost any kind of flesh, fresh or tainted. Science of Trapping Describes the Fur Bearing Animals, Their Nature, Habits And Distribution, With Practical Methods For Their Capture He knew even the number of young birds and their age, before he saw them. Little Robins Learning to Fly They at first made small circles, and the young birds imitated them; they then paused on their wings, waiting till they had made their first flight. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom In the country she was free; she could run about the yard or garden, and play with the young birds and chickens and "live" things. Two Prisoners Eh, well, the young birds must fledge and fly alone, and your wings are well sprouted, Angus-lad. The Land of Strong Men So Dulcie took her first lesson under Garry’s auspices; and she took to it naturally, her instinct being sound, but her technique as charmingly awkward as a young bird’s in its first essay at flying. The Moonlit Way Then the young birds, even when they had all their feathers, were very still as compared with the older birds, as though any habit of movement would disturb the nest or make them tumble out. The Trembling of the Veil Upon their having found and sprung a brood of grouse, the falcon immediately gave chase, and struck a young bird before they had proceeded far upon the wing. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom They destroy young birds and other animals; and if no other food could be found, I dare say they would be wicked and unnatural enough to make a meal of their own young ones. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds A young bird called from the sycamore at the corner of the adobe, and when both old birds flew over to it, I thought I'd better follow. A-Birding on a Bronco There were some large flocks of young birds. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Millions of blossoms are strewn about the ground and, in the forest, lay many dead young birds. On the Heights A Novel Two parent eagles were teaching their offspring—two young birds—the manœuvres of flight. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom I always thought them a savage, bloodthirsty, set of fellows, and that they would make no scruple of killing fish, or young birds, or mice, or any other small animal that they could master. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds At this juncture Madame Lazuli came with food; the young bird turned toward her for it, and behold! she took to her wings with all she had brought. A-Birding on a Bronco This insular position is necessary to guard against the destruction of the eggs and young birds, by foxes, dogs, and other animals. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology A fox on the alert tries to lure his prey with that quaint cry of his, which appeals to the young birds and encourages them to come. The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel Yes—I can let you have one of these young birds for three marks. Five Minutes' Stories In the first place, then, they are a very quiet, inoffensive people, and would no more think of killing a mouse, or a young bird, or any other small animal, than you would. The Squirrels and other animals Illustrations of the habits and instincts of many of the smaller British quadrupeds When he went up again I handed him the carving-knife to slice off the thinner wood on the edge of the nest hole, warning him not to cut off the heads of the young birds. A-Birding on a Bronco Coatis, or coati-mundis, live in small troops of eight to twenty, are chiefly arboreal, and feed on fruits, young birds, eggs, insects, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" Troops of young birds flutter through the trees, like autumn leaves blown by a gust of wind. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road No fear," said the man in his queer, jerky way, "and this young bird will sing like a heavenly angel next spring. Five Minutes' Stories In addition to fruits of various kinds, they consume tender shoots and buds, insects, eggs and young birds. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" I had not waited long before the chip of a young bird came from the vines over the well. A-Birding on a Bronco Use a brooder house for the young birds. A Living from the Land There were young birds in it, and as the President had seen the grasshopper sparrow about there, he concluded the nest belonged to it. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt Ostrich farms are maintained in the Karroo and in other parts of the country, young birds having been first enclosed in 1857. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Where the white mottling occurs in plumage with age one need not hesitate to breed from these birds if they were of good black color as young birds. Ducks and Geese As his fingers went down the hole, the young birds grabbed them, probably mistaking them for their parents' bills. A-Birding on a Bronco The day-old young birds, or poults as they are called, can be shipped in the same manner as day-old chicks. A Living from the Land She bounded from the shop with a heart and a step light as a young bird in its first pride of plumage. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 The young birds increase in value at the rate of about 3 pounds per month. The Young Colonists A Story of the Zulu and Boer Wars There were fruits and berries, turtles, young birds in nests. Seven Frozen Sailors When riding past the little lover's, I heard voices of young birds beyond, and rode out to the oak in the middle of the field from which they came, to see who it was. A-Birding on a Bronco But the season was getting late, and the nests mostly contained young birds, or eggs so hard-set as to be useless. Haviland's Chum Poking a young bird was sufficient to elicit this sound, phonetically a nasal peek. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon They were evidently young birds, and had been disturbed. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series A mother bird sits in the upper branch and descends to feed a young bird as the machine is in operation. The Invention of the Sewing Machine Then the young bird felt that his wings were strong, as he flapped them against his sides and rose high into the air. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series Most of the young birds are full feathered and out of their nests, though still looked after by both father and mother, protected and fed and to some extent educated. My First Summer in the Sierra Cowering is correlated with opening of the eyes, as the young bird that begged had its eyes only partly open. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon Like so many young birds holding their little heads above their nests, would these sweet little children ask us, "Have you any candy for me?" Eight days in New Orleans in February, 1847 It is only while young birds are unable to fly and get their own food, only while the young quadruped sucks its dam's milk, that any thing like childlike or parental love subsists. Black Forest Village Stories The young birds above and the young ones below were the same; they were sparrows, and their nest was reflected in the water. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series She had yellow hair and her arms were white and soft like the breast feathers of a young bird. Seeds of Pine On this date the juvenal plumage was only partly developed and the young bird was incapable of flight. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon So, at night when the flowers were asleep, he watered them; sung lullabies to the restless young birds, and tucked the butterflies up under the leaves where no dew could spoil their lovely wings. Lulu's Library, Volume II Wherever there are cliffs and cleft-rocks overhanging the sea, the young birds'-nesters abound. Toilers of the Sea Then the young birds fed on their mother's blood, and were revived thereby. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Come with me and be my love," woos Kiya, boatman of the Athabasca; "already the young birds are in their nests and soon they will fly away. Seeds of Pine Sutton concluded that the young quickly took leave of their parents whereas Lawrence reported a young bird being fed 35 days after fledging. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon Waldburg, a weather-beaten, hard featured old soldier, interrupted Fronsberg, and said, with a gruff, surly voice, "I suppose that young bird is seeking a few flocks of wool to repair the dilapidated family nest." The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. At 5.45 A.M. the following day the remaining young bird had succumbed, the temperature then being 49° F. At the second nest, I was unable to watch the behaviour of the parents so closely. Territory in Bird Life A group of females and young birds, many of them almost full grown, were near to where we were sitting; they had been rooting about in the ground getting their food. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy They were all in a heap—like young birds. Ditte: Girl Alive! An experiment to settle the matter might be conducted along the lines of Spalding's experiment on the young birds. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Sea-birds' eggs and young birds, shell-fish and turtle, were all easily to be obtained; but how were they to be cooked? Under False Pretences A Novel Finally, the young bird must occupy a ledge from which it can reach the water in safety. Territory in Bird Life On the second day after it is hatched the young bird leaves the nest, but returns to it in the afternoon, and is very cozily tucked up by his devoted papa. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 26, July 1880. He was evidently a young bird, not yet having the plumage of the mature male or female, and yet he knew which tree to tap and where to tap it. A Year in the Fields But, under ordinary conditions, the young bird has some chance to learn flying, by watching the old birds fly and by trying and gradually getting the motion. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life But being anxious to know positively, I went on, and when I reached it I saw that it was a young bird, nearly as big as a robin just out of the nest. Upon The Tree-Tops Here there is the gigantic bird, Einja, who every third year has a brood of four young birds which a dragon as regularly devours. Indian Fairy Tales The nest of the Sīmurgh was in the wonderful tree above him, and in it were young birds; the parents were away searching for food. The Brown Fairy Book In the summer too, if it should be unduly wet and cold, or unduly hot and dry, and grubs and insects scarce, the young birds are pleased to find a meal ready for them. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes The young lambs are bleating in the meadows; The young birds are chirping in their nest; The young fawns are playing with the shadows; The young flowers are blowing toward the west. Home Life of Great Authors "They're about ready to fly," she remarked calmly; and at that instant the branch was released, sprang up, and four young birds were suddenly tossed out upon the world. Upon The Tree-Tops The young birds, overjoyed, fly out of the nest and cover the hero with their wings till the old bird on her return asks who has saved them. Indian Fairy Tales She will hatch a covey of from eighteen to twenty-two young birds from each setting. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 6 December, 1897 Prom the swallows' nests up among the dark rafters sounded the chirping of the young birds, very sweet in the warm damp air. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Or if they were a timid and dependent race, needing to be thrust roughly from the nest, like young birds, and made self-dependent, the difference would be greater still. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 It was a deep cup, sunk into the ground to the brim, and three young birds opened their months to be fed when I parted the leaves above them. Upon The Tree-Tops Winning the gratitude of a bird by killing the snake or dragon that year after year devours its young birds is such a common incident in fairy tales, that I will only mention two instances. Indian Fairy Tales "The first step towards the acquisition of the proper instinct might have been mere unintentional restlessness on the part of the young bird."—Origin of Species, p. God and the World A Survey of Thought On entering the swamp in the neighborhood of one of the heronries the noise of the old and young birds equals that made by a band of Indians in conflict. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 I 114really don’t like to hunt quite so early in the season as this, although a good many of the young birds are shifting for themselves already–bird parents have a beautiful faith in Providence. Chicken Little Jane on the Big John He is omniverous but is especially fond of eggs and young birds. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 2 February, 1897 "Well, Donald, what success?" we all cried like young birds upon the return of the old one to the gaping, craving mouths in their nest. Before and after Waterloo Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816) The right of taking the young birds from the nest is farmed to men, who again employ people to climb the trees, when the birds are first fledged. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha One gentleman while sitting on his porch heard what he thought to be a young bird in distress. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 |
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