| 单词 | nesting place |
| 例句 | We set down our satchels, and Granddaddy unpacked the microscope and assembled the barrel and the lenses, each of which had a cunning nesting place in the velveteen-lined box. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Their nesting place is flooded. And I guess they want to get warm.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a nesting place in front of the hearth, turning over a tallboy chest to use as a headboard for their bed and to hold the heat. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I put Helena and Dziusia to work, laying down hay and making a nesting place in the little hallway with the ladder, which will also help cover up the height of the floor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “It’s the largest and most magnificent cathedral in London,” said Millard, “and if my hunch is correct, it’s also the nesting place of Miss Wren’s pigeons.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But today, fashion has become just another industry in economic crisis, another nesting place of inequality, a faint source of wistful distraction — and a vague memory of joy. Analysis | The rare fashion brand that’s beloved by the women of Trump world and not afraid to show it 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z It serves as a nesting place for “Trump’s usual collection of pet rocks.” Review | This primal scream over Trump’s enablers provides only a partial catharsis 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Fones Cliffs is a major East Coast nesting place for bald eagles, considered sacred in Rappahannock culture. Rappahannock Tribe reacquires ancestral Virginia land, 350 years later 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Oil infrastructure provides artificial nesting places for previously uncommon predators such as ravens. Gravel or green: What will become of Alaska’s coastal plain? 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z But they have attracted otters, allowed water pools to fill with trout, frogs and toads, and given a nesting place in dead trees to woodpeckers, Ms. Ramsay said. Beavers Re-emerge in Scotland, Drawing Ire of Farmers 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Bee hotels — boxes promoted as good nesting places. Bee-saving practices sometimes are more marketing than real help 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The area northwest of Billings is the nesting place for several species of waterfowl, including Canada geese, pelicans and cormorants. Officials look for disease as hailstorm-killed birds decay 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Extension Service assistant program director for agriculture and natural resources Annette Ericksen said in a news release that a good way to assist the insects is to build nesting places for solitary bees. Pollinator workshop set this week in West Virginia 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z The island is a nesting place for the red-faced cormorant. Federal funding bill would authorize Kodiak land swap 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z It will feature a flowing stream, larger and more complex arboreal pathway, misting areas to cool the red pandas during the summer, additional land for exploration and a variety of new nesting places. Grant to help expand, renovate zoo’s red panda habitat 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z The river’s banks are sparsely settled, providing nesting places for migratory birds that are drawn to freshwater sandbank grasses and saltwater plants alike. TRAVEL: Learning along the mighty St. Lawrence River 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Trees produce fruit, offer shelter and provide nesting places. In ‘Witness Tree,’ a writer spends a year exploring a red oak’s changes 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z My first diner nesting place was Harvey’s Coffee Shop on 78th and Broadway, in Manhattan, where I would order matzo ball soup and a Coke after seeing my therapist across the street. More Than Coffee: New York’s Vanishing Diner Culture 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z It is the nesting place for millions of birds that migrate to every other state. Places where oil rigs don’t belong — the Arctic Refuge is one of them 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Dry food is a favorite nesting place for moths and other insects that build their nests inside food containers. Take preventive measures to keep pests away | HomeWork 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z “The physical structure of our city provides nesting places for these species that seem like geographical specialists,” said Shaibal Mitra, the bird biologist who found them. New York City: Welcome, Birds 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z It is understood the unusual nesting place was picked by the queen bee, who landed there first and was quickly followed by her devoted colony. Swarm of honeybees descends on central London Topshop 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z The evidence at the site suggests that this was a regular nesting place – that is, the Massospondyluses returned to this site for nesting again and again. Paleontologists Find Oldest Dinosaur Nesting Site 2012-01-25T06:39:38Z Often the bird’s labours have to begin, especially in orchards, which are favourite nesting places with them, with having to turn out swarms of insects, nestling comfortably between the bark and the tree. The Animal Story Book 2011-12-06T03:00:25.427Z These old buildings, with their arches and towers, and the nooks and crannies of the cathedral, form fine nesting places for pigeons, and hundreds and thousands of them are found flying about the square. Text Books of Art Education, Book IV (of 7) 2011-11-29T03:00:14.593Z In spring the flocks, small and great, break up into pairs, each withdrawing to a convenient nesting place, which is sometimes a hole in a tree, sometimes a building, a cliff, or a cave. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z Yet the cinnamon teal is very common in Mexico and Arizona and quite plentiful in southern California in the spring, before the flocks break up and the birds seek their nesting places. Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast 2011-11-18T03:00:28.323Z The projecting ledges that occasionally occurred showed signs of being the nesting place of hundreds of hawks that circled in an aimless manner at dizzy heights above this giant crevice. The Land of Lure A Story of the Columbia River Basin 2011-08-09T02:00:24.217Z Birds must find their nesting places on lands. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They had also learned to fight in protecting their own nesting places and young. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z Crawford was the nesting place for all crooks that were ever attracted to a country by an army post. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z We visited its nesting place near Flinders Island. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z A hard, impervious floor will prevent it from doing this, and compel it to seek a nesting place elsewhere. Home Pork Making They hear my voice and return to their nesting places. Two Indian Children of Long Ago They make the finest nesting places for the birds in summer. Old Plymouth Trails The nesting place of this favorite species is in the wooded districts of Alaska and along the Yukon river. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 5 November 1897 Surely here is a wonderful partnership between the tree-frequenting Noddy and the forest tree that provides shelter and nesting places for it. An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use 2010-12-31T03:00:10.497Z Some of these nesting places have been occupied every spring and summer for many years by nearly a hundred pair of Herons. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 Her hair hung to her waist and was the convenient nesting place for several English sparrows. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 While on their way north, they are in a hurry to reach their nesting places, so only stop here and there for food and rest. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 For its nesting place it usually selects the decayed trunk of a tree or stub, ranging all the way from two to sixty feet above the ground. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 3 September 1897 All about the eaves were arranged many boxes—nesting places, apparently, although none of the birds entered the long room, which seemed free of any occupancy. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman While it is probable these birds do not see well by day, they possess an exquisite facility of hearing, which renders it almost impossible to approach their nesting places without discovery. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 Does not the bluebird find nesting place in the forest? The Flute of the Gods Many stories are told of their attachment to their nesting places. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 Their nesting places are very filthy, being covered with excrement and remains of fish that are strewn around the nests. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. They must be killed at the fountain head, in their nesting places. The Mayflower, January, 1905 Even upon our own shores their nesting places are often occupied by many hundred pairs, whilst further north they congregate in countless multitudes. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 We now come to the time when the ducks, having paired, show an inclination to look for suitable nesting places. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Early in spring the male and female seek a nesting place, building on the ground, in marshes or among water plants, sometimes on higher ground, but never far from water. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 They inhabit the same marshes and sloughs that are used by the Rails and Gallinules as nesting places, and they have the same retiring habits, skulking through the grass to avoid observation, rather than flying. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. For many centuries these islands have been the nesting places for these sea fowl. Birdseye Views of Far Lands Whether or not from an instinctive consciousness of this safeguard is not for me to say, but the partridge is rather given to selecting her nesting place near a highway or a footpath. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter The roots of hollow willow trees are favourite nesting places, but a bit dangerous if too near the water's edge. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Alas, plume hunters have wrought such destruction to these lovely birds that very few are now found in the old nesting places. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 This species is generally abundant in all localities in its range, which afford suitable nesting places of tangled underbrush or vines. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. We can help to conserve bird life by providing safe nesting places for our feathered friends. Conservation Reader Its last known nesting place was on the top of “The Tower on the Moor,” near Woodhall. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Given these advantages, it is, however, most necessary for the birds to have some shelter near the lake, both as a protection against the weather and to serve as suitable nesting places. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them At Shelter Island, New York, they are exceedingly variable in the choice of a nesting place. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 The habits of this species are like those of the eastern Chimney Swift, except that the majority of these species still continue to use hollow trees as nesting places. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The plume hunters invade the nesting places of the egrets, herons, and flamingos, often leaving not a single bird in what were once happy colonies, except the starving little ones. Conservation Reader The nest is usually placed in the fork of a limb—evergreens being favorite nesting places. Bird Houses Boys Can Build They are not hard to please in the selection of a suitable nesting place, almost any tree standing alone being selected rather than a secluded situation. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 5 May, 1897 Above the village a colony of cliff-swallows had a nesting place on the rugged face of a cliff, and were soaring about catching insects and attending to the wants of their greedy young. Birds of the Rockies For two or three consecutive years he examined their nesting places, and always found some of his marked birds. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children She needs them to form nesting places for the birds, and she needs the dark forest so that the wild creatures may find shelter and a home. Conservation Reader There are three kinds of birds that are very ready to use the nesting places you make. Woodland Tales Why, the flowers, and butterflies, and nesting places will all be swept away. Dick o' the Fens A Tale of the Great East Swamp The one thing about which they insist on the utmost privacy is their nesting places. Birds of the Rockies Then he imagines that the bird is bound for its nesting place among its fellows. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year They are not only saving the birds about our homes but are attracting others by putting out food, planting trees that bear attractive fruit, and making nesting places for the birds. Conservation Reader While above, the leather-headed birds called and swooped, fearful and angry for their disturbed nesting place. Storm Over Warlock A wood-lot, besides paying in other ways, will afford nesting places for a large number of birds. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation In this may be made roosts, and nesting places, and feeding troughs. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings Great flocks of geese streamed southward, and with harsh cries gave warning of the icy terrors that had driven them from their Arctic nesting places. Under the Great Bear Protected behind numerous barriers of bayonets and machine guns, the Bolshevik chieftains have made this barbarically gorgeous nesting place of Oriental autocracy the throbbing nerve centre of world revolution.... The Red Conspiracy The wolverines had wasted no time in sampling the contents of a wealth of nesting places beginning just above the high-water mark, cupping two to four tough-shelled eggs in each. Storm Over Warlock The ruins and the sticks of trees of Fricourt and Mametz with their few remaining walls stood out spectral in the flashes of batteries that had found nesting places among the débris. My Second Year of the War In the springtime, a few years ago, a pair of robins chose it as their nesting place. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Only when the cold is most severe, and the snow lies deep about Hudson Bay, do they leave their nesting places to spend a few weeks in bleak New England as a winter resort. Ways of Wood Folk In "Discovery" days this spot was known as the skuary, being a favourite nesting place for skua-gulls, a sort of little cape. South with Scott The violence of his bitterness and grief scared away the wild hawks in whose high nesting place he found shelter. The Eternal Maiden Canada is blessed with many unique natural resorts of animal life and I have been particularly impressed with the invasions that have been made on the wonderful nesting places of the waterfowl. Supplement to Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador Supplement to an Address Presented by Lt.-Colonel William Wood, F.R.S.C. Before the Second Annual Meeting of the Commission of Conservation in January, 1911 Were we more spiritually alive, our spiritual homes would be the real nesting places of new life. The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day Over San Diego bay, watching through night-glasses the outlaw bird, the two scouting planes dipped steeply toward their nesting place on North Island. The Thunder Bird The Eskimo plover in vast bands circled and sought their nesting places. The Covered Wagon I have before me your letter of June 8th, asking for information as to whether or no egrets shed their plumes at their nesting places in sufficient quantities to enable them to be gathered commercially. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation It is not a nesting place for destructive birds or vermin. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's "The island where we are going is one of their famous nesting places." Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners So over Tia Juana he flew and made for the sea like a gull that has flown too far from its nesting place. The Thunder Bird But now, of course, all these old keeps were warped and crumbling, and made fine nesting places for the wild birds. The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales I most emphatically wish to state that it is impossible to gather at the nesting places of these birds any quantity of their plumes. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation She explained that she had not lost her way, but that she was trying to find a convenient dry nesting place. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter On the other side of the wood was an old swampy meadow full of saplings and tangled bushes, such as birds love for nesting places. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners Anything the Boarder might construct in the way of a nesting place was beautiful in her eyes. Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley Preferable to this seemed even the infinitely more dangerous and odorous Coolootollah purlieus into which they presently passed—nesting place though it were for the city's most evil and desperate classes. The Bronze Bell Meadow larks hopped here and there, searching long for a sheltered nesting place, and missing the weeds where they were wont to sway and swell their yellow breasts and sing at the sun. Lonesome Land Jemima alighted rather heavily and began to waddle about in search of a convenient dry nesting place. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter When he lives in a wild region, he chooses a hollow tree for his nesting place, as his ancestors always did before there were any houses or chimneys. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners New Jersey had long been noted throughout the country as the "Mother of Trusts", and the nesting place of Privilege. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Reading the poem one seems to hear the brown thrasher on a twig of the wild-apple tree, pouring his heart out over the thicket which his mate has just chosen for a nesting place. Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived Like birds of prey disturbed in their nesting places they fluttered, uttering cries. Marching Men And then slowly, one by one, the objections stole back, like a flock of noisome sombre creatures put to flight by a sudden movement, but now returning to their old nesting places. The Claim Jumpers "When do the Summer Citizens begin to come back to their nesting places?" asked Nat. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners If one happened to arrive a little late in the spring, all the nesting places were occupied. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The net results were that we found a nesting place of sea birds--too late in the season for eggs; a hot spring near enough camp to be useful; and that was about all. The Mystery Your father, who had lived so long in Chili, knew better, and that in a few weeks they would quit their nesting place. The Little Savage The window was so small it no doubt suggested to the poor creature a door to a nesting place. The Prince of India — Volume 01 In summer, its willowy thickets, its groves of tamarack and forests of pine, are the favorite haunts and nesting places of the quail and grouse. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra She promptly accompanied them, and saw that they had picked out secluded and well protected nesting places. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils The Study, indeed, at certain hours of the evening, became their recognised nesting place, and Daddy was as pleased as they themselves were. The Extra Day And after two days in hospital, or three, over the hills to 8 Chester Place, Los Angeles,—by no means a poor-house,—but alas! carrying the malevolent bugs and their nesting place with me. Letters of Franklin K. Lane There was very little foothold on them, but they made excellent nesting places for the ducks that came to the station each year. Mates at Billabong But now their own nesting place had become strange to them. The King of Ireland's Son They are often capricious in fixing on a nesting place, beginning many edifices, and leaving them unfinished; but when once a nest is completed in a sheltered place, it serves for several seasons. The Natural History of Selborne They are fearless while haunting their nesting places, and are not to be scared with a gun; and are often beaten down with poles and cudgels as they stoop to go under the eaves. The Natural History of Selborne |
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