| 单词 | little owl |
| 例句 | “All we need is one lousy picture of one little owl—” “You better take off,” the boy said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Addison padded over to the little owl, who was perched on a branch nearby. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Okay, I know we’re just talking about a few puny little owls, and I know everybody is crazy about Mother Paula’s pancakes, but what’s happening out there is just plain wrong. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Not knowing any better, police officers had led her out of the crowd toward Mullet Fingers, spooking the bold little owl away from the boy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he understood what was going to happen to the little owls if he did his job properly, and it weighted him with an aching and unshakeable sorrow. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A little owl with a slightly flattened, hawklike head peered down at them from one of the branches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “You crossed the line, and why? ’Cause you cared about what happened to me,” he said to Roy, “just like I care about what happens to them weird little owls.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was as wise as a little owl,” Fitzsimmons remembered later. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I'll see you back here tonight, Dunstan Thorn, when the moon goes down. Come here and hoot like a little owl. Can you do that?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The little owl brings Frightful back to mind. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And even then, in the quiet darkness inside the caravan, the pretty bird chuckled and twittered and trilled, and, once, it even hooted like a little owl. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Best animal appearances The little owl with an unusually mobile neck in A Lullaby for the Sorrowful Mystery. Berlin film festival 2016 roundup: serious gems and stylish risks 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The sweaters — soft, white acrylic wool with little owls across the front — were expertly knitted. They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z The little owl preys mainly on insects and earthworms and can often be found perched on prominent places, such as telegraph poles and fenceposts as well as mature parkland trees. Northern exposures: how to take a perfect winter wildlife photograph 2010-12-02T10:52:00Z I spent hours looking for the perfect removable wallpaper online and landed upon a utterly charming pattern: little owls perched on branches. 6 removable wallpaper mistakes I'll never make again 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z "Clearly a pair of little owls thought it would be a great place to make a nest," said Mr Plant. Glastonbury Festival 2023: Owl chicks found under Pyramid stage 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z And there are dozens of drawings, ceramics and sculptures of owls created by Pablo Picasso — all inspired by a little owl with an injured talon that he and his partner Françoise Gilot rescued in 1946. Why We Love Flaco 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z This delightful Christmas tale is the true story of a little owl dubbed Rockefeller. Take advantage of the pandemic book bump with a holiday gift 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z "She gave me a little owl, still in my possession, and some good advice." Barbara Shelley, Hammer Horror actress, dies aged 88 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z He then sets the little owl on a New York adventure, complete with Santa Claus and a family reunion. The tiny owl found in Rockefeller Christmas tree gets a children's book 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z But 100 is as pleasingly round as two fat little owls on a branch and that’s also how long it took Napoleon Bonaparte to get from Elba to Waterloo. How does Trump stack up 100 days out? 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z “This soggy little owl was found in a ditch a few weeks ago,” the sanctuary wrote on Facebook at the end of January. 'Extremely obese' owl released back into wild after being put on strict diet 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The sanctuary, based in Stonham Aspal, said when the bird was weighed, it was roughly a third heavier than they would expect a large healthy female little owl to be. Rescued owl was 'too fat to fly' 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z The Times of August 18 contained an interesting article on the little owl as a danger to poultry and game. From the archive 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Soon neighbours started calling round with all manner of injured birds, and for several years Zalasiewicz shared his bedroom with a little owl and a kestrel. The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z The hours are all worth it when she sees a little owl or Ninja Turtle walking down the street in one of her hats. Crafters gear up for season of sales 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Don’t let its cuteness fool you: the little owl from this viral video is actually a fearsome, rodent-eating predator. Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z Other eggs belonged to species that nest in holes, burrows and cavities, such as hoopoes, little owls and green woodpeckers. Eggshells may act like 'sunblock' 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z In the same category, patience was the key to this highly commended image of little owl chicks titled 'The three Stooges'. In pictures: Beautiful Britain 2013-09-02T01:39:22Z One day I stopped and counted 12 before also spotting a little owl perched on a fencepost. Cycling the Tour de Yorkshire 2012-06-29T21:45:04Z Riding to church one Sunday morning we beheld seven little owls sitting in a row on the dead limb of a tall fir tree, about fourteen feet from the ground. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Despite their diminutive size, these little owls shouldn’t be underestimated. Tiny Owl Getting Talking-To From Sheriff Has Huge Appetite 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The researchers used little owl calls because the birds are supposedly better informed about habitat quality since they are year-round residents of the study area. Listening for a Safe Neighborhood 2012-01-25T00:03:00Z By night, when its tormentors are asleep, this little owl goes forth for its supper, and then we hear its weird, sweet, shivering, tremulous cry. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Soon after, her mate returned, but met with a similar reception, the savage little owl perching meanwhile on an adjacent branch, where he sat bolt upright, all fluffed out, and snapping with rage. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Kob kob kob, It is I, the little owl, Nim be e zhau. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z It would pay Loretta back for once having called her a stupid little owl. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z Only to chase a little owl, mother; but I didn't catch her after all. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Up on the hills a little owl hooted and again the coyote yapped. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z "I have our tickets," said Mr. Duval, as the pair entered the station; Jeanne blinking at the lights like a little owl. The Cinder Pond 2011-05-17T02:00:20.320Z "Why, Buddy," she reassured, "that's only a pretty, harmless little owl." The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z “Good chaperone he is; and what have you been talking about here like two little owls who know they musn't jump into the water because they are not ducks?” The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z The next morning, Ali released the little owl in the woods. In India, owl's mythic power, pop culture presence fuels illegal trading 2010-12-06T01:55:00Z The little owls, the great wood-peckers, the tiny songsters of the reeds and bushes, he looked upon as his brethren. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests As we drove along in the dusky twilight, little owls kept flying low in front of our car, attracted by its lights. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway The first, a little owl, about six inches and a half long, of a tawny colour, lighter beneath, which was shot near Merida. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. These little owls come up to the house after dark, and are fond of sitting on the elk's antlers over the gable. Camping & Tramping with Roosevelt "Neither do I," cried the little owl, preening his feathers and stretching out his tail. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. There is not a single human creature up in that Tower; and indeed--if we except a certain number of rats and mice, and a few little owls--not a living thing. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II It was evening again, the frogs were piping in the lower meadows, and in the woods, higher up the great hill, a little owl began to hoot. The Life of Nancy A little owl I hear there screech In the cypress grove 'tis hiding; Campagna fogs up there now reach, Over gate and city gliding. The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. The little owl, too, was heard, his note 32 now sounding like the filing of a saw and again changing in character to the tinkling of a bell. The Strollers "Wrong again," tooted a little owl who was perched upon a tree close by. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Jr. Sure enough, Jud knew what he was talking about––he put his arm away into the tree trunk and brought out two more little owls. Four Little Blossoms at Brookside Farm But the prairie-dogs were not the only occupants of the towns; with them, apparently on terms of great friendship, lived a colony of little owls, sharing their abodes, and sitting with them on their hillocks. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California They combined an air of intellectual intensity with one of lyrical enthusiasm, like little owls pretending to be larks. The Belovéd Vagabond Somewhere in distant darkness the little owl trilled. Athalie Just over the fowls sat the owl, with father owl and the little owls. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The little owl sprite in him never quite slumbers, I think; and seeing me leave the parsonage, he had crept out and followed bravely after through the shadows. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance We quickly understand why in the daytime the little owl is so anxious to hide his form from public view. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Did you ever hear your mamma say when she couldn’t get baby to sleep at night, that he is like a little owl? Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 I was leaning out of my window listening to the little owl, and suddenly I saw the light from yours fall criss-cross across the grass.... Athalie The little owls are balls of soft fluff, and are eagerly looking at the dead mouse that father owl has brought for them to eat. The Children's Book of London I don't know that this was because he really disliked the little owl. Bird Stories Sparrows, chickadees, and woodpeckers go nearly wild with excitement when they discover the little owl, hovering about him and occasionally making darts almost in his very face. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year It’s quite comic to see the gophers living so sociably with the little owls.” The Peril Finders We shall meet with a similar animal on the pampas of South America, and which has also the companionship of a little owl. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America "Well, it's ten pound to the good for you, you boozing little owl," would be the reply. Tom Gerrard It tasted good on a frosty day, so he feasted on fish in Solomon's pantry, while the little owl slept. Bird Stories The decayed hollows which we have mentioned as so often productive of little owls have their possibilities by no means exhausted by one visit. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year To you and me she would have seemed the merest little brown sprout of a thing, almost nothing but two big eyes—like a little owl. Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana Like several other little owls, it sometimes shows itself during the daytime. Birds of the Indian Hills So the child sat there, blinking at the store lights like a little owl, until finally she sank down in the old cushioned armchair behind the stove and fell fast asleep. How Janice Day Won Let me say that this little owl is a very useful bird, for it keeps mice, bats, beetles, and other creatures in check, which might otherwise multiply too fast. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History Robber!” at some harmless little owl than are these blue and white rascals. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year "That must mean the little owl that lives with the prairie dogs in their holes, along with the poison snake, otherwise the rattler." The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon or The Hermit of the Cave The little owls, however, kept their posts and regarded us with their round eyes, utterly destitute of fear. With Axe and Rifle Do your little owl, my dear!’—You are to imagine a handsome, hair-powdered, Gentleman doing this—and his Daughter—my Mother—telling of it. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) He saw these little owls gliding about on silent wing, or standing erect upon the tops of the houses, at a distance looking exactly like the marmots themselves. The Boy Hunters She had caught little owls who blinked at her with yellow eyes, but she always put them back in the trees again. A Little Girl in Old Detroit At last I made out the cause of the disturbance,—a little owl on a limb, looking down in wide-eyed intentness upon me. The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers In the ravine a little owl hooted twice. The Call of the Blood And so it is I do my little owl. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) The country was still a place of mystery to me, and "The little owls that hoot and call" seemed to be the voice of the night itself. The Great War As I Saw It In the willows a little owl called pensively. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Poor little owl, I beg you will help and guide me. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know Far off the little owl cried; in the thick thorn-brake the lark and finches sang; the ringdove moaned; the yellow bees were flitting round the springs. Platform Monologues Come—here is more than enough of my little owl. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) The kestrel hovering by day, And the little owls that call by night, Bid him be swift and keen as they, As keen of ear, as swift of sight. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters A little owl, softly reiterating his cadences of rue, made loneliness as a thing tangible, a thing groping in the dusk with velvet hands. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Just at that time it happened to be cloudy, and little owls often hunt by day. The Way of the Wild A little owl flitted by and disappeared in one of the shadows. The Voyage of the Rattletrap And far-off then The little owl within the lonely glen. Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses No doubt Byamee heard, yet Eerin is now a little owl of plaintive voice, which ratters warning cries in time of peril. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological The kestrel hovering by day And the little owls that call by night, Bid him be swift and keen as they As keen of ear, as swift of sight. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend But how was Blackie to know that, little owls being a comparatively new introduction into those parts? The Way of the Wild It's a little owl that lives out West on the big sandy plains. Children of the Wild Now, I'm going to walk once more around you, little owl, or mighty magician, whichever you are. Success A Novel Ah, what a one you are, sitting there so silent like a little owl! Best Russian Short Stories I stared at both of them until Jondo said, laughingly: "You little owl, what are you thinking about?" Vanguards of the Plains The church clock in the distance struck midnight, and a little owl close to the house shrieked and wailed like a human thing, to the torment of Lucy's nerves. Helena Rattlesnakes and little owls are found in great numbers in the prairie-dog towns, living in the same burrows. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) "I'm not Emily now," she answered; "I'm the poor little owl, and I can't help crying because that cruel Smokey barked at me and frightened me, and pulled several of my best feathers out." Fated to Be Free So those three little owls flew back up in the barn— Inky, dinky, doodum, day! The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On Cherrie and Miller had secured a little owl a month before in the Chaco, and it was travelling with them in a basket. Through the Brazilian Wilderness There is little interest in passing over these tracts, for they are inhabited by few animals or birds, excepting the bizcacha and its friend the little owl. The Voyage of the Beagle The bridge of gold was there, the little owl cried lonesomely; and did he see or did he only dream he saw a mist of white vanishing in the opposite wood? The Harvester The soft hoot of a little owl came through the dusk, and between its calls the men's voices rose and fell. Summer The kestrel hovering by day, And the little owls that call by night, Bid him be swift and keen as they, As keen of ear, as swift of sight. A Treasury of War Poetry British and American Poems of the World War 1914-1917 Very different, however, was this little owl's cry from the madman's shout of the great eagle owl, which I had often heard in the rocky vale of the Alzon. Two Summers in Guyenne At the mouth of their burrows may often be seen little owls, which have ejected the original owners and themselves taken possession. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America And there is that insane little owl screeching for a mate. The Harvester However, unbeknownst to the little owl, problems were exactly what lay ahead of them. The Forest Monster of Oz That made me feel awfully fraudulent, but his smarty remarks about women in the oil business still rankled, so I just sat pretty and blinked like a little owl. Flowing Gold "She looks exactly like a little owl," he always said. Cornelli They were just out of bed; they were peering through the smoke, and blinking like two little owls. Rainbow's End The little owl wavered its love story, a few frogs were piping, and the Harvester lay breathing the perfumed spring air deeply and evenly. The Harvester "Who's writing you with that cunning little owl on the paper, Mother?" The Story of Julia Page And the truth is that we most of us want to do our little owl. Escape, and Other Essays From these he knocked away all the boards, letting in floods of blessed sunlight, that drove from their snug retreats numbers of bats and several comical little owls. Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida These little rodents share their habitations with a funny-looking little owl and the rattlesnake. Tales of Aztlan; the Romance of a Hero of our Late Spanish-American War, Incidents of Interest from the Life of a western Pioneer and Other Tales It is necessary to look closely to distinguish on the smooth walls the hieroglyphic inscriptions, the rows of little figures, little owls, little jackals, that tell in a lost language the history of ancient peoples. Egypt (La Mort de Philae) From these trees came the far-away, melancholy cooing of mourning doves, and little owls perched in them and called tremulously at night. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography When the other domestic pets were doing their tricks, the owner of the parrot, to prevent its feelings being hurt, used carefully to request it "to do its little owl." Escape, and Other Essays Who was it had called her once "a wise little owl," in that dress? Beyond May 15th.—How cruel it was of me to put those poor little owls into a cage even for one night! Elizabeth and Her German Garden He had big round eyes, so we called him Wee-wees, 'our little owl,' and we were very happy. Rolf in the Woods |
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