| 单词 | peck at |
| 例句 | “That’s not good. Not good at all,” said Boo, anxiously pecking at the ground. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He sat there now, wearing his small, black skullcap and pecking at the typewriter with his index fingers, a thin, frail man in his fifties, with gray hair, gaunt cheeks, and spectacles. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The hens spilled out of the doorway and started pecking at the grass with little chortles of glee. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It pecked at the boat’s prow and flew toward the island. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It flew to the bookcase, ambled across the booktops, pecked at pages. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The seagulls began pecking at his arms and legs. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But the image of a baboon pulling a lever for food is not all that dissimilar from a person obsessively pecking at their phone waiting for the next email to appear. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z These he evidently mistook for polar snow, for he began to peck at the window vigorously. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the train station pigeons walked up to their table and pecked at some crumbs on the floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He hoped so, because here, being a minister’s son mattered a whole lot, and pretending that it didn’t matter to him was starting to peck at his soul. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Fly or die!” cried the three-eyed crow as it pecked at him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As soon as it landed, she squawked and went back to pecking at the dandelions in the blackberry bushes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Those claws, of course. And when they peck at your glasses.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Goldilocks wandered the floor, pecking at kernels from her spilled bucket of feed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I scream as they surround me, feathers flapping in my ears, beaks pecking at my shoulders, talons clinging to my clothes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I stood on the two trap springs and released the jaws, and he pecked at my legs, slamming his beak against my thick winter pants. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It pecked at their helmets, twittering and flapping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Boo hopped onto her head and pecked at her hair, urging her to take it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "M'lords," he muttered as the goose honked and pecked at his fingers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head, but Phoebe was busy swatting at her own birds. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z They tried to peck at her, seeking to dislodge her, or distract her enough to make her fall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A couple of pigeons were pecking at bits of squashed fruit on the ground. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He pecked at a bit of the syrup, but didn’t seem to like the sticky feel of it on his beak, and shook his head comically. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I spit and clench my teeth to form a barrier, but now a fourth crow is pushing at my feet, and a fifth crow is pecking at my ribs. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The female stood by pecking at something on the ground and then, after a while, it walked away, indifferent to the males great flare of feathers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The raven pecked at the kernels in the Old Bear's palm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her dæmon changed yet again, and became a goldfinch, pecking at invisible crumbs on the tabletop. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pecked at the ground while walking in a small circle. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They sat down on a bench in the shade, holding hands, surrounded by pigeons that were pecking at the corn. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He whirled... ... and woke with a raven pecking at his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Only it wasn’t a dream, for his room was filled with daylight pouring under the raised shade, and there was Nipper, pecking at the pane. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The dumb ones pecked at him and got nothing but ulcers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If chickens are pecking at each other in cages, the industry doesn’t let them out of their cages. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The bird stands in the shallows, pecking at the water, then wades deeper and starts splashing around. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Genie had never seen the birds in Brooklyn pecking at plants, but that was probably because he never really saw plants in Brooklyn. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It was a plump one, speckled brown, busily pecking at a crust that had fallen between two cobblestones, but when Arya's shadow touched it, it took to the air. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was eating something, it was feeding, It was pecking at what it was eating. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Thoughts of my younger sister pecked at me, and finally, I turned. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He pecked at her silver cross, hopped onto her head, gazed at her with the old, curious, questing expression of bird intelligence. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He pecked at the seeds, and when they were gone, she tossed him back into the air. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It landed on Bran's shoulder, and pecked at him, and the shining golden face was gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She eyed me with her silky black eyes and pecked at my suit. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And, the next day, when two huge ravens landed upon the scraeling’s corpse, one on each shoulder, and commenced to peck at its cheeks and eyes, the men knew their sacrifice had been accepted. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Or leftover macaroni,” Dad grumbled, and I heard his fork peck at his plate like the turkeys pecking at feed in their tin bowls. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It put out his left eye and then his right, and when he was blind in the dark it pecked at his brow, driving its terrible sharp beak deep into his skull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Some looked like pigeons and others were big and black, strutting around like tough dudes, pecking at the dead bodies of other birds, which was the nastiest thing ever. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When the pigeon on Victor's head leaned forward and pecked at the glass of his fake glasses, Bo giggled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The birds eyes glittered greedily as they tore into each plump ear of corn and pecked at the juicy young kernels. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He had expected it to begin pecking at him with his beak, remembering terrible stories about vultures that went for living people's eyes. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The only thing I heard was someone pecking at a typewriter and then the little bell dinging when whoever was typing reached the end of a line. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As the bird pecked at the Puffs, sunlight skipped off glossings of green and purple around its neck. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Shadow’s supper consisted of an all-day full breakfast—it came with hush puppies—while Mr. Ibis picked and pecked at a slice of coffeecake. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z A gull is pecking at the dirt, scouting for leftover graham cracker crumbs. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning, we walk the long dusty road to Mrs. Hughes's house—large, white stone, with a yard circling and chickens pecking at our feet. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The raven was pecking at an egg, breaking the shell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kim has tied its legs together, but it struggles and tries to peck at Ma’s hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two goats and a few chickens sauntered around, nibbling and pecking at drying stems of grass. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I was out in the front yard, pulling up dandelions for the chickens to peck at, so I waved. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z When passenger pigeons found an area with grain or nuts to eat, they formed a long, linear front that advanced forward, heads peck-peck- pecking at the ground. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She considered waiting in Henry’s truck, away from the dressed-up chickens that would peck and peck at her until they found something tasty. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Popper pulled obediently at the clothesline, while Captain Cook took a parting peck at Mrs. Callahan’s striped stockings. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Jean Louise pecked at her aunt and missed, took a package of cigarettes from her bag, and hurled it at the sofa. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The bird pecked at seeds on the ground. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z His little brother pecked at the food on his plate, eating little. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He swatted at the gryphons, but they squawked in outrage and began pecking at his legs and hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Boo flew through the gap of the portal, pecking at the line of light as if he were zipping it back up. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The bird began to struggle, to flap its wings, and as soon as it lurched in its fight to fly, pecking at Genie’s hand, he got scared. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z It pecked at something in between the cracks. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z While the pigeon pecked at nacho pieces, Palmer sat on the bed to think the whole thing through. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A beat-up gull swooped in and pecked at a cigarette filter. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It took a few casual steps and stopped to peck at the ground—a perfect target. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z They kept pecking and pecking at the keys, until finally I put some more paper in it to show them how it’s done. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Chickens stuffed with sawdust pecked at the ground; from time to time Cora tossed imaginary seed at them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When he reached the mouth of the bay, he spotted three seagulls pecking at a half-eaten fish on the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When after a moment it had not moved, I resorted to the car horn, but this had no effect other than to make the creature commence pecking at something on the ground. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She pecked at Pan’s knee and hummed something that sounded like a funeral dirge. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A sparrow hop about in the middle of the road pecking at dirt. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Mam’s cry: “You spoiled him rotten, and now he’ll never be a man”—and Gram’s retort: “You keep pecking at him and soon he won’t come home at all.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Scavenger birds peck at the oozing matter that leaks from my crushed skull. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I stand still, and it lands on Jeremy’s palm, pecking at the seed while giving me sidelong glances. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Shadow became aware of eyes on him: a handful of red cardinals stared at him from a skeletal elder bush, then returned to pecking at the clusters of black elderberries. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Marching around on the ground in front of Yelena’s headstone, pecking at bugs and worms, was the raven from before. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He awoke to Nipper pecking at his ear. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z In the backyard, the hens clucked and murmured as they scratched for bugs or pecked at the last dirty crumbs of wet cornmeal that Grandpa had put out for them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She saw mourning doves peck at carrion on her doorstep and visited the botanicas for untried potions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Within moments two more land on his hand and greedily peck at the seed, braver than the rest. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The shadow-birds turn their beady eyes on him and swarm in a tornado of wings and talons, pecking at his skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Tiny gray birds poked around their feet for crumbs and pecked at a paper wrapper. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Nearby some crows were pecking at a body crushed beneath the tumbled stone, but he lay facedown and Bran could not say who he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We sat at a safe distance from the water while the flocks of gray-and-white sanderlings pecked at the shore. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Grandpa bent down to put a finger in the cage, and Goldilocks instantly pecked at it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Early one morning that September his wife, Hazel, arose to find Ulbrickson already awake, sitting in his pajamas at an old typewriter, assiduously pecking at the keys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sparrow scratched hard at Matthias’s neck and pecked at the back of his head, forcing it down to the floor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Chickens peck at corn kernels scattered across the dirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cinder flecks from his feet pecked at my shins. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Kehaar went on pecking at the broken pieces of stale bread. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So far, she likes to chase bugs and peck at everything except me. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z While she waited for the father and son to gain a little distance on them, Sefia pecked at the ground with her fingertips, plucking up twigs and brown leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I open my eyes and it pecks at my face, its beak hitting me in the nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They jostled each other and pecked at heads in hungry irritation. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He started pecking at the shadows that had them pinned to the wall. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As if on cue, the women peck at last morsels and then carry plates and bowls to the kitchen and dump them in the sink. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dream, an eagle pecked at his heart while he sat there watching it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Miss Peregrine slipped quietly from Bronwyn’s coat and hopped over to the pigeon, who was waddling around at the end of its lead, pecking at the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When I swat a few of them away, I realize that they are perched on top of a man, pecking at his clothes, which are Abnegation gray. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The swallow pecked at something on the ground as Genie laser-eyed it like he was trying to will it over to him. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I’m thinking of the hens I saw at Polyface Farm, fanning out over the cow pasture on a June morning, pecking at the cowpats and the grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A while later, there was a regular-looking fluffy black-and-white chicken pecking at the ground, with a little red comb and yellow legs. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They all attacked at the same time, their crazy little beaks pecking at the bread and each other, darting in and then backing away and then darting in again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But Sohrab had wandered to the window, where a half-dozen pigeons strutted back and forth on the sill, pecking at wood and scraps of old bread. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jay struts up and down before he pecks at a card, while a woman waits to hear Rani tell her fortune. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Yet as the two have continued to ascend in their fame, they also can’t seem to stop pecking at each other. Kim Kardashian won this round of the Taylor Swift-Kanye West feud 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The turkey is stuffed: I waited until one died naturally and got it out before the other turkeys started pecking at it. Adi Nes's best photograph: a man, a turkey and an imaginary village 2012-12-12T17:42:14Z Still, the mind pecks at me from the inside like a woodpecker too early on a Sunday morning. Marlen Esparza is my idol 2012-08-06T01:00:00Z There are countless stories of images mistaken for actuality—tales of birds pecking at painted fruit, of people trying to lift painted cloths off of pictures or shooing away painted flies. A Morbid, Engaging Body of Work 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The brown-feathered, yellow-footed bird wandered the stage at Jack, pecking at the scuffed wooden floor as the drama “They Are Gone but Here Must I Remain” played out around it. Review: ‘They Are Gone’ Is Kathryn Hamilton’s Play About Protest and Apathy 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Heritage birds are raised outside, pecking at a varied diet. Sean Sherman’s 10 Essential Native American Recipes 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z Watching the birds fight for a chance to peck at the wildebeest’s eyes and entrails seemed to me a sufficient reminder of the precarious state of life in the wild. Personal Journeys : In East Africa, Safaris That Leave a Lighter Footprint 2014-01-31T18:49:41Z As the train travelled west, and the southern New England shoreline swept past her window, her index fingers pecked at her keyboards and screens as she rushed to scan and respond. Kinds of Silence 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The Clark’s nutcracker, I surmised after observing one in an Aspen tree last winter furiously pecking at a seed, is a determined bird. The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z A short while later a magpie stopped by and pecked at the bits of brain left scattered on the ground in front of the gate. Animal passions: David Sedaris's modern fables 2010-10-02T23:06:00Z It was at the end of the first Elizabethan age that Shakespeare's Iago said: "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at." The new Elizabethan age: the arts, architecture, fashion and technology 2012-05-30T19:00:12Z I sat next to my aunt, who seemed concerned that I was only pecking at salad and shrimp. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Yes, my $450 dinner was worth every penny 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z But readers must work for their reward; this is not a novel to peck at or flick through, but one to read slowly and to savour as a long and fulfilling feast. Axemen 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z While he sings, percussion pecks at offbeats before settling into 4/4, while piano and pizzicato strings continue to pelt him with syncopation. Bruce Hornsby’s New Album Is Complex and Untrendy. That’s Why It’s So Good. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Leah Chase, the eldest of eleven children, was raised in rural Madisonville, Louisiana, where her mother would stew with plums the quail that pecked at the family garden. New Orleans’s Queen of Creole Cooking, at Ninety-Three 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Slowly, the school hallways filled up with models waiting for the show to start, pecking at their phones. The Graduates 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z In Australia, a woman died getting an egg When a rooster attacked her and pecked at her leg. Style Invitational Week 1369: Shoot some oops — jokes about typos 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z No one at the Republic of Pie is losing it — the screenwriters keep pecking at their keyboards, the waitresses keep slinging slices of apple and blueberry. Daniel Radcliffe hopes the magic is gone and he'll be taken seriously 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z We shield our eyes, but they peck at the fingers. Not the Booker prize 2012: the shortlist 2012-08-13T09:28:03Z And at the movable chicken house, Brooklyn schoolchildren examined eggs, while Araucana, Silver Speckled Hamburg and Naked Neck breeds pecked at their feet. Volunteers Take to New York-Area Farms 2010-05-27T21:22:00Z Perhaps distance allows me to write this – though I have struggled; to navigate the complexity, to feel entitled to speak, to fight off a vulture-ish sensation of pecking at the morsels of another’s life. Should I be ashamed of my grandfather? 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z “At this point, when you continue to lose sales, you need to peck at your competition because you're not taking those sales away from craft breweries right now,” he said. Trouble brewing: MillerCoors sues Bud Light over ongoing corn-syrup controversy 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z They couldn't fly or roost, they laid eggs without making so much as a peep and they fearfully pecked at their food during mealtime. “Under the Henfluence” urges us to see hens as complex beings 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z I initially mistook it for a mindless diversion, one meant to please me, not peck at my conscience. To a Gamer, Minimalism Is a Virtue 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z They started the set full of indeterminacy and free of tempo: Mr. Frisell pecked at phrases, prolonging the decay of his notes, feeding a drone. Music Review: Floating Along on the Rhythm While Staying Anchored to the Beat 2011-04-20T21:48:56Z No one notices him because he looks so innocuous, as tiny and near-invisible as one of the birds pecking at table crumbs, and because he constantly changes his wardrobe with newly pilfered items. Movie Review: ‘Sister,’ Directed by Ursula Meier 2012-10-04T23:50:51Z Unsuspecting chickens peck at scraps, not knowing they might be the next sacrifice. A visit to Little Havana as the embargo that enlivened it comes to an end 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z It never turned its head around to peck at her fingers. Is This Elephant Bothering You? 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z “I want to do things that encourage people pecking at their phones to look up,” she said. SODO Track: Dozens of artists from around the world create two miles of outdoor murals in Seattle 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Who wants to see two bony featherweights peck at each other for 12 rounds? Boxing and the Age of Denial 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z She buries him up to his head, and he is pecked at by birds. "The Painted Bird" is a brutal masterpiece depicting the horrors and inhumanity of war 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Youngsoon, who lives with a roommate in a rural area, tells Gamhee about a neighbor’s rooster, who harasses the hens, jumping on their backs and pecking at their necks. ‘The Woman Who Ran’ Review: Conversations With Friends 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z “I’m on it,” Bush says, pecking at her phone. The Evolution of E L James 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z That last phrase was directed at Bau, who was eyeballing a pigeon that was pecking at someone’s trash on the sidewalk. Relishing the Part of a Dog?s Best Friend 2011-04-21T13:56:58Z On a guided walk along a dirt trail that encircles the reservoir, I could see through my binoculars a flock of bar-headed geese pecking at the grass on the far edge of the water. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z It’s the same reward system used in slot machines, video games and even during animal experiments where researchers train pigeons to continuously peck at a light on the wall. Finding love in a hopeless place: Why Tinder is so “evilly satisfying” 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Geese — those stalwart defenders of ancient Rome, whose alarmed honking stopped Gallic invaders from sneaking on the Capitoline Hill — peck at the grass. The 2,300-year-old philosophy stoicism has enjoyed a revival of late, including in Silicon Valley 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Only the Parsis are immune, because their dead are left on the Towers of Silence to be pecked at by vultures. The Man Booker 2012 shortlist: the authors on their novels 2012-10-12T21:54:02Z Rather than describing their sense of futility, Kumarasamy folds the emotion into an image of birds pecking at newly planted seeds, so that “in the end, the garden looked more like a series of mousetraps.” Debut Stories Trace the Aftershocks of the Sri Lankan Civil War 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z In the lively Brussels neighborhood of Flagey, you can be sure of two things: People will be lined up for fries at Frit Flagey, and pigeons will be nearby, pecking at scraps. How Tropical Birds Took Over This European Capital, Bringing a ‘Splash of Color’ 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Defense lawyers for the officers pecked at that point repeatedly during the prosecution’s case. Six weeks into Tacoma officers’ trial, stark differences in police and eyewitness accounts 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Baby birds, for example, will see the red area on the mother's beak and peck at it. Why did a dog in Newmarket end up nursing a litter of kittens? 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z During summer, they relax in an outdoor cage or roam around the lawn pecking at grass. 21-Year-Old Peanut Is The World's Oldest Living Chicken! 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z There was little gas in it, and the meat was in “really good” condition, despite being pecked at by seagulls, he said. 8-foot-long white sturgeon washes up on Lake Washington shore 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Around him in the fenced-in yard, four goats bleat and 18 turkeys and more than 20 chickens peck at the grass. Hero dog who saved family from fire finds home on farm 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z There’s a lot of crows pecking at our neck. Sean Payton pins blame for awful 2022 season by Broncos, Wilson on predecessor Nathaniel Hackett 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z For the past 50 years, the kelp gulls of Peninsula Valdés have been mercilessly pecking at any southern right whale that dares to swim to the surface to breathe. Birds With a Taste for Flesh Threaten Whale Calves 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z He said Toby pecked at his reflection in a shiny black BMW that was parked on the site, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage. Car park ban for peacock which 'trashed' BMW 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try, “chicken, chicken, chicken, chicken” stays in my head for days, pecking at my brain. Opinion | Burger King came up with one whopper of an earworm 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The fenced pastures for the bulls were now overrun with thousands of young stags and pullets, pecking at the trail of food he threw out from the golf cart. Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds? 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The ducks follow a daily routine: In the morning, they go to the vineyards to prevent crop damage, and in the evening they return to their paddocks to peck at pellets of nutritious bird food. Army of pest-munching ducks keep South African vineyard blooming 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z As the phrase suggests, turkeys establish their pecking order by pecking at each other. The social lives of birds: Turkeys are violent, back-stabby, and class-obsessed 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z If a chick pecks at a parent’s beak, it is asking for food, which comes in the form of partially digested fish. Faithful mates, hot tempers form primal life for gannets 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z At Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park in Harbor City, people milled about the trails and geese pecked at the ground. We're voting for Rick Caruso for L.A. mayor. Here's why 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Male cardinals harass and peck at other male cardinals in their territory. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z One shows a group of three large woodpeckers pecking at branches high in a tree. Knock-knock. Are any ivory-billed woodpeckers out there? 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Maybe you’ve been keeping your credit card debt around like a pet rock, pecking at it little by little with minimum payments or occasionally throwing some extra cash at the balance. Perspective | 7 ways to lower your credit card debt after the Fed rate hike 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z They nap in the sun, peck at worms and dandelion greens, and occasionally stretch their wings with a flying leap into the air. Opinion | Why my chickens are stuck in their coop 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z “You’ve got different species pecking at the same bit of plastic, which is covered in various bird bodily fluids,” says study co-author Alexander Lees, an ornithologist at Manchester Metropolitan University. Bird Feeders Are Good for Some Species—But Possibly Bad for Others 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z Expect mild violence, including meat-eating vultures occasionally trying to snap or peck at other birds. What to watch with your kids: ‘Home Team,’ ‘Peacemaker’ and more 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z When Russell Westbrook entered for his postgame interview, his third straight triple-double in the books — 16 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to go along with five turnovers — he frequently pecked at his cellphone. LeBron James carrying heavy burden for Lakers, and it is getting them nowhere 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Chickens picked their way through the wreckage, stopping to peck at broken glass jars of corn, beets and peaches stored for winter. The Mayfield tornado killed a young couple and two of their five children, devastating a close-knit Amish community 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z WINCHESTER, Va. — Bunnie, a six-pound turkey, hopped on one foot and pecked at bits of apple and cranberries in her penned-off area as visitors knelt to get her photo just a few days before Thanksgiving. How a one-legged turkey and her friends in Virginia were saved from the dinner plate 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Richard Pollack, who keeps an eye on the birds at Harvard, said turkeys regularly held up traffic in the streets around campus and have been known to peck at the hubcaps of cars. As Turkeys Take Over Campus, Some Colleges Are More Thankful Than Others 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z She said the unwelcome visitors would perch on her chimney and peck at the bricks, pulling them down. Buzzards settle in North Carolina town despite scare tactics 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z At times he had his hand on his chin and pecked at his phone. Lakers vs. Warriors takeaways: Russell Westbrook debut fell flat 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Oil can wreak havoc on the birds that dive through its toxic sheen or ingest it while pecking at kelp and invertebrates on the shore. More than a week after oil spill, cleanup crews continue combing Orange County beaches 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z One of them stuck his finger through the cage, and the raven pecked at it in a perfunctory manner. My Accidental Visit to the Pandemic’s Party Capital 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The birds spend much of their lives on pasture, where they can peck at grass and insects, and the Gunthorp family processes the turkeys themselves, without the use of disinfectants like chlorine. Lawsuits Over ‘Misleading’ Food Labels Surge as Groups Cite Lax U.S. Oversight 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z As the muted-green females visit flowers to sip on nectar, they are chased, pecked at and body-slammed by aggressive males of their species, whose heads are a flamboyant blue. Female Hummingbirds Avoid Harassment by Looking Like Males 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The missing eyes and tongue of some victims may have simply been a result of scavenging animals pecking at the dead, but that too remains an open question. Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “I like working here,” said Frías, 61, as he pecked at his computer’s keyboard while admiring the decor of the old wooden bar. Buenos Aires’ cafe culture fighing to survive amid pandemic 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z One crow pecked at the bird, which plummeted 25 feet to the asphalt. Perspective | Chi Chi, the feathered banana, flew away. Chance brought the cockatiel home. 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Reforms proposed recently by Councilman David Ryu were pecked at by City Hall piranhas until they were practically useless. Column: A city councilman is charged with racketeering, and we just yawn. That's how bad things are 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The doctor pecked at his computer without speaking for what felt like a half-hour, then finally turned to them and said he believed Eric had ALS. L.A. firefighter fights against time in battle with ALS 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z On the other side of the sliding-glass door, near the pool, a few chickens had gathered and were pecking at the ground in the sun. Meet the Hollywood super-networkers working to beat Trump at any price 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z However, Glenny was relocated to the Funny Farm Rescue and Sanctuary in Mays Landing on Sunday after he began pecking at vehicles and blocking traffic. Wild turkey euthanized at farm after it was rescued 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z In Davenport, seagulls circled Lock and Dam No. 13 and Canada geese pecked at the frozen banks. On the tourist trail in Iowa 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z “I’m a bit rusty with this program,” he apologized, pecking at his desktop keyboard. Old Musicians Never Die. They Just Become Holograms. 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z They perch on rooftops, make themselves at home in backyards and peck at their feathered reflections in shiny car bumpers. Where Wild Turkeys Are So Bold They Knock on the Door for Food 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The men did not demonstrate a drill in which they let a gamecock practice pecking at an untrained rooster. The Last Days of Legal Cockfighting in Puerto Rico 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Holiday City residents say the turkeys are blocking doorways, pecking at cars and behaving aggressively when they are shooed away. Residents say wild turkeys are attacking community 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z A gaggle of neighborhood women, fellow-Sicilians, peck at her with glee. American Dreams in “The Rose Tattoo” and “Soft Power” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Nearby, crows pecked at bones littering the wolves’ enclosure. Skinny wolves, sick bear: Pakistan officials wrangle over zoo 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Non-farmers may see the birds more often on the side of the road, pecking at rotting roadkill. Black vultures are roosting and eating animals alive 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z In Linda Wilson’s pottery class at Columbia River High School recently, students were building slide shows reflecting on the semester’s work, primarily using their thumbs or pecking at letters on the touch screen. Vancouver Public Schools trading iPads for Chromebooks 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z The Dodgers were denting Josh Hader’s pristine armor in the eighth inning Friday night, steadily pecking at baseball’s best left-handed reliever, but time was running out. Enrique Hernandez smashes a homer against Josh Hader to lift Dodgers over Brewers 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z Last time around, he flew around the country and told lies at his rallies as he watched the media peck at Hillary Clinton like ducks, exposing this “scandal” or that “failure.” Hey, Democrats: Want four more years of this criminal lunatic? Keep it up 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z The more the flocks of pigeons pecked at a particular website, the higher it rose on the user’s results page. Principle behind Google’s April Fools’ pigeon prank proves more than a joke 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Out in the yard, Czack ruffles the feathers of one of his turkeys as she pecks at his boots. Farmer ends effort to breed endangered turkey 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Instead, the National League’s home run leaders were relentlessly pecking at Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price. Red Sox have dismantled Dodgers' right-handed lineup through two games - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The hitters pecked at Sale with singles in the third. Dodgers cannot recover from mistakes and fall to the Red Sox in Game 1 of the World Series 8-4 - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Pigeons pecked at food fallen on the sidewalk. L.A. typhus outbreak adds fuel to debates over homelessness, housing - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z McEnroe, flayed by his own scowls, and plucking at the speck-free shoulders of his shirt as a raptor pecks at its feathers, was more physically there, in his element, than any of his rivals. “McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection” and the Tennis Star as Existential Hero 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Republicans are condemning a poster by Pearl Jam that shows the White House in flames and a bald eagle pecking at a skeleton they say is meant to depict President Donald Trump. The Latest: Tester campaign disavows Pearl Jam poster 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z A crow pecks at the ground near to him. Ded-Mek 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z Just visible in Nachtwey’s picture are two tiny yellow chicks, placed on the glass window in the coffins’ lids to peck at grains of rice. Duterte Harry's drugs war: how one family was destroyed 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z Which I did, of course, having, over the past decade, altered my brain chemistry as irreversibly as a caged pigeon that pecks at a button to get a treat. Perspective | In spring, a middle-aged man’s fancy turns to blossoms and batteries 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z You sat at long wooden tables outside an old farmhouse, the occasional chicken pecking at your ankles. Much of Italy disdains Tuscany's cooking, but Jonathan Gold revels in it 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z A strange species of unfamiliar yellow bird was pecking at her hanging birdfeeder. 'One in a Million' Yellow Cardinal Spotted 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The bird was fascinated with that breathing tube, and he started pecking at it. For Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, personal versions of the truth play out in 'I, Tonya' 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Peddlers are back pushing carts of shampoo and socks, sidewalk juice sellers are crushing pomegranates, and pigeons are pecking at corn outside a riverside shrine. Afghans, fearing more insurgent violence, feel abandoned by struggling government 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z A rooster pecks at the back of a fox, as if to eat it, while the fox is devouring another rooster. This chemist is unlocking the secrets of alchemy 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z “They still peck at the roof,” she added. Unwanted visitors: Vultures perch seasonally at woman’s home 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z It was swarmed by about 50 ravens, the charcoal birds happily hopping around and pecking at the feast, elbowing each other, rising when startled in a swirl of black. People, birds meet for annual Christmas tally 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z At some points, the bird grasps the snake in its beak and darts away; at others, the rooster drops the snake and continues to peck at it. Watch the 6 Most Gripping Animal Battles of 2017 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z So sometimes the pigeon would peck at the disc, and they'd get nothing. Why do you rewatch your own Instagram stories? 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z The rooster pushes the cobra away from the other chickens, sometimes dropping and pecking at it and sometimes running with the snake dangling from its beak. See How This Rooster Fought Off a Cobra 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z “Every bird for himself!” the grackle screamed as the feathered hordes descended and starting pecking at the holes. Perspective | On a wing and a prayer: What do backyard birds talk about? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Rescuers and survivors reported running past corpses in the conflict zone being fed upon by dogs and pecked at by chickens. More than 200,000 people wait in limbo as the Philippines fights Islamic State's allies in Mindanao 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s the same reward system used in slot machines, in video games and even during animal experiments where researchers train pigeons to continuously peck at a light on the wall. This is what makes Tinder so seductive to those seeking love 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z A gray parrot, captured from the forest, hops around the room, pecking at specks of grain. Madagascar's lemurs lurch toward extinction, but there could be a way to save them 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Her oldest son was pecking at the computer. Still Haunted After a Case Goes Cold 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z Sometimes in the midst of gobbling, Mr. Rooster might glance up at me with his glinting yellow eyes and decide to rush at me and peck at me — who knew why? The Rooster Attacked Me — and Yet I Loved Him 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z He struggled with his typing, slowly pecking at the keys with two fingers. 79-year-old NBA scout has embraced analytics but never abandoned the good old eye test 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Bell said, after the goose waddled over to peck at his hiking boots. Bird lovers get together to see how many species they can identify in L.A. in 24 hours 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z In the Fanuc showroom, “delta” robots — upside-down pyramids of springy arms — sorted fake batteries, EpiPens and prescription pills by shape and color, pecking at them with the speed of sewing-machine needles. Learning to Love Our Robot Co-Workers 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Pittsburgh pecked at Dickey, scoring twice in the second on Mercer’s RBI single and a throwing error by Atlanta third baseman Adonis Garcia. Polanco and Pirates get to erratic Dickey, top Braves 6-4 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z “How did you hatch this idea? …I would like to peck at it a little bit.” Highlights from in and around the world of Texas politics 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z She was throwing bread crumbs to little birds that were hopping around slowly and pecking at them. Bread Crumbs Scattered on the Sidewalk 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z A woman on my left pecked at fresh fruit and a morning-glory muffin. Thackeray brings eclectic variety to Stone Way 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Next to me, a young woman wearing a hand-knitted pink pussycat ski cap pecked at her phone, desperately seeking a signal. Resistance is futile: That clever Drumpf tweet might be your last 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The business started in the 1940s and attracted customers by displaying a pet monkey and a chicken that pecked at a miniature piano. Slow progress despite efforts to fix Orange Lake pollution 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z They found birds that were covered in filth, dead or pecking at each other. Election, Dodgers, Duterte: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Kansas City pecked at Pineda in the first inning, in its classic style. Yankees Stumble as Royals Continue a Playoff Push 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z He set the white pigeons free to fly around and peck at food outside their coop, while the chickens and rabbits all got fed in their enclosures. A day at the California farm where the workers will get the pay they deserve 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Chomicz brought the distressed bird, a white-tailed eagle, back to dry land, enduring some pecking at his arms and legs in the process. Watch a Photographer Rescue an Eagle From Thick Mud 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z And hens in cage-free aviaries were also more aggressive than their cage-bound peers, pecking at one another and, in some instances, becoming cannibalistic. Eggs That Clear the Cages, but Maybe Not the Conscience 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z The Brewers pecked at Roark with single after single, totaling five by the end of the frame. Bryce Harper leads power display as Nationals salvage finale against Brewers 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Sporting a red band on its leg, the crow was also spotted perched on the roof of the crime scene’s charred car and pecking at gear belonging to a local camera operator. Crow swoops into crime scene and tries to steal knife identified as evidence 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The idea is to just peck at one or two letters and rely on prediction to do the rest. Android Wear 2.0 sharpens Google's focus on smartwatches 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z When they first hop on your computer, pecking at the keyboard and scooting the cursor around with the mouse or trackpad, you exclaim, “They’re so smart!” How to Pick Your Child’s First Computer 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z One recent day, two sparrows flew through the chain-link fence and began to peck at the pullets’ organic, soy-free grower feed. In More Backyards, the Chicken Comes First 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z When a bird pecked at the lure, the venomous viper made a lightning strike in just 0.2 second, according to findings reported recently in the journal Amphibia-Reptilia. This Snake Pretends to Be a Spider—and Catches a Bird 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z For example, it took time to get Iris used to the canvas she would use, and for a short time, she wanted to peck at it. A raven at the National Zoo is the very picture of an artist 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Instead of staring at display screens while pecking at clunky keyboards, Gribetz foresees people navigating through an array of holographic screens suspended in front of their faces and controlled with the touch of their hands. Augmented reality mapping out tech’s next mind-bending trip 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Clothes hung on a metal fence, pigeons pecked at the ground and portable toilets stood in a corner near a truck providing medical services. 'Housing first': Dallas's new strategy for the city's most costly homeless people 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Katherine dreams of a raven pecking at her breast, in a parody of a suckling child, but when she wakes in the morning there really is a bloodstain on her shift. The Mortal Terror of “The Witch” 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z “They peck at the wheels sometimes. I don’t antagonize them. I just get out of the truck and walk through.” Bold as They Are Wild, Turkeys Accost the Neighbors in New Jersey 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z But what they look down on is a nation gone to seed: grungy high-rise buildings, the concrete crumbling, stray dogs pecking at the rubbish, heavily armed police toting shotguns at checkpoints and traffic jams. Venezuela's black economic magic - BBC News 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Even the friendly birds sometimes peck at her fingers or her face, drawing blood. Upper Peninsula woman shares home with rescued birds 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z In Jaco Van Dormael's clever, redemptive satire "The Brand New Testament" God wears a bathrobe, drinks beer, pecks at a computer and takes devilish delight in irritating his creations. God's daughter looks for her own disciples in new satirical Belgian film 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z They circled above me for a while, and then began to dive bomb, pecking at my head. Jon Ronson: ‘I felt rage every time an online shaming occurred 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Maybe Tut's final resting place had barely been pecked at. Could Queen Nefertiti's Tomb Reveal Secrets From Egypt's Shadowy Past? 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z But several decades ago, the gulls adapted this behavior to include pecking at the whales themselves as they breached. Angry Birds? Seagulls Implicated in Baby-Whale Deaths 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Standing beneath a tin roof in the dining room as chickens pecked at the backyard beyond an open door, Eckstrom flipped through a photo album. Teachers trek to Haiti to learn more about students 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The company is also building a set of iPad Pro-specific accessories, including a keyboard that will allow for faster typing than pecking at the device’s touch screen and a stylus called Apple Pencil. Apple Just Announced the Biggest iPad Ever 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The barriers were taken down, and the males responded, spending more time strutting and booming and pecking at each other through the fencing. The Fight to Save a Prairie Chicken 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Some waddled up to this reporter and gently pecked at her legs. Africa's penguins perishing in huge numbers; effectiveness of years-old fishing ban unknown 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z One calf that had been repeatedly pecked at by the birds had lesions covering 19 percent of its back, the study found. Angry Birds? Seagulls Implicated in Baby-Whale Deaths 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement When the chicks were presented with simple green cylinders, they happily pecked at them. Evolving a Defense, Mimics Save Themselves 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z “Gulls particularly like to peck at and eat the jaw fats of beached harbor porpoises, dead or alive,” says Harms. Seagulls Have a Gruesome New Way of Attacking Baby Seals 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z The perimeter fence is lined with coils of barbed wire, over which fantails dart back and forth, pecking at the grass. Unlocking Maori identity: keeping New Zealand’s indigenous people out of jail 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z In reality this is a gentle giant that is easily scared and pecks at its food. Our deep need for monsters that lurk in the dark - BBC News 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z That sounds fantastic, but until we get there, we'll still be pecking at our phones to book our next lunch deal. Sunrise's new keyboard makes it easy to book your next meeting 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Tuesday when she noticed the bird pecking at the lid of her coffee cup. Police: Woman blames coffee-drinking parrot for car crash 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z And while the seal eye-gobbling behavior is new, Harms points to other research that shows seagulls peck at southern right whale calves' back blubber when they surface to breathe. Seagulls Have a Gruesome New Way of Attacking Baby Seals 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z But over the years, I got somewhat better as I used those skills, including right now as I peck at my aged MacBook with some letters almost worn off the keys. My bad typing years ago and what it means about student engagement now 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Scientists there, during a routine reef survey, noticed a “visibly” agitated thresher shark swimming nearby, trailed by several cleaner fish pecking at its pelvic region. Marine Biologists Capture Rare Photo of a Shark Birth 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Director Julian Jones also includes a few shots of Capaldi staring directly into the camera, birdlike, as if he were either scrutinizing your face or about to peck at it. ‘Inside the Mind of Leonardo’ movie review 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z In another post, a woman shared a photo of two turkeys pecking at a window. Wild turkeys have made a comeback and are ruffling some suburban feathers Good luck pecking at Belgian cobblestones in high heels after a dozen well-poured drinks. Big Night In Dumbo: Jamaican Rum, Fisticuffs, And Good Vibes In The Pouring Rain 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z As soon as we stood up from our table a gull was on it, pecking at the peanuts. The birds that plague the Eternal City 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z It was a sweltering day, but the birds were busy roaming the 1,200-square-foot garden, clucking and pecking at the ground, liberating the lettuce and kale of bugs. New York City Backyards Welcome Chickens and Bees 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The biggest complaints about the birds are that they peck at reflections on cars and scratch paint when perched on the hoods. Man driving Mercedes killed peacock with pellet gun, officials say 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z I muttered something ungentlemanly, leaned forward, and pecked at her intangible lips: she vanished. Pop-ups 2014-04-23T17:20:51.315Z If I sat on the deck overlooking our lawn, reading a newspaper or eating lunch, George got a kick out of swooping down on me to peck at my food or newspaper. Crows Aren’t Just Smart, They’re Also Jokers 2014-04-16T17:48:56Z Yes, my daughters will be pecking at their phones and I will pipe up on Twitter, but for one night, the game itself is the thing. The Media Equation: Super Bowl Underscores the Big Business of Must-See, Live TV 2014-02-02T20:30:41Z To fight off cowbirds, which lay eggs in the nests of other species, mockingbirds swarm the unwelcome guests and viciously peck at them until they fly away. The Week: Truths About Grades, and the Coldest Cold on Earth 2013-12-16T22:03:09Z “The condor is trying to peck at the bull’s eyes.” Pitting Heaven and Earth in a Fierce Andean Rite 2013-08-10T22:39:46Z Swarming around her, the other hens pecked at any sight of blood, opening her wound further. Touching a Nerve : Exploring the Implications of the Self as Brain, Part 1 [Excerpt] 2013-07-26T14:45:03.867Z It ran along the window ledge, pecking at it, and left marks all over. 'Scary' crow wakes up residents 2013-07-09T09:11:42Z Albert Einstein, who died on Tuesday, had another life at work, where he sometimes slipped away to peck at projects like showing that atoms really exist. The Problem When Sexism Just Sounds So Darn Friendly... 2013-04-02T14:45:00.567Z Before the internet, news was something I foraged for and pecked at. The week I stopped force-feeding myself news 2012-11-06T13:19:39Z The other was a young male, all gray, with a crested forehead and a habit of pecking at his handlers with his curved beak. Pitting Heaven and Earth in a Fierce Andean Rite 2013-08-10T22:39:46Z Some boys we get out of the water, the fish have been at them already and the fish will have pecked at the epidermis. How durable is a fingerprint? 2012-09-28T23:36:36Z Birds usually peck at it with their beaks. The Average Bear Is Smarter Than You Thought 2012-06-20T15:45:02.837Z They found that the models without eyespots were pecked at both ends, but those with eyespots were attacked less at the spotted end. Pictures: Fake caterpillars that trick birds 2012-06-15T13:32:49Z And he loves to tease her too, for if there are any flowers in the room he will fly over to them, peck at them and begin munching at them. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z The hatchlings are already training for adulthood, pecking at each other, occasionally locking beaks while rocking back and forth. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: First Close-Up Photos of Baby Hawks 2012-04-13T22:30:26Z He would be trying to play with her wrist all the time, pecking at her with kisses like a canary at a lump of sugar. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z By the seventh day, this bouncing and peeping lessens and the chicks will peck at prey that the parents bring to the nest. City Room: Hawk Cam 2012: F.A.Q. on Hawk Hatching 2012-04-10T17:55:40Z They hoped that the bigger the eye, the less likely they would be pecked at by birds. Pictures: Fake caterpillars that trick birds 2012-06-15T13:32:49Z On the table beside him is a vase of white lilies, which many persons averred were so natural that the birds flew down the cathedral aisles to peck at the flowers. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Did they think spelling came to the boys intuitively, as pecking at grain does to birds? Mildred Arkell, Volume II (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-06T02:00:29.933Z A flock of roughly 300 European starlings pecked at insects and weed seeds on the Caffin median. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z They look upon old shoes, wrecks of kettles and saucepans, and fragments of bonnets as a kind of meteoric discharge for fowls to peck at.... The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z A bird in a cage in the corner pecked at the bars. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Common here in the dense forest, where their continued hard pecking at the lofty tree-trunks is very accentuated. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z Having represented a strawberry-bed in a court-yard, the peafowl were so deceived by its resemblance, that they pecked at the wall until the painting was destroyed. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z There was no stir of life within doors, and without, the hens stepped about and pecked at the ground in perfect silence. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z They will peck at the wound of another fowl to procure blood, and even at their own wounds when within reach. 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 From time to time he pecked at something, but what that something was, like Peterkin, I could not well make out. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z They are fond of coming about houses, and are frequently seen pecking at the fresh meat hanging out of doors; and, like other birds of the same tribe, feed chiefly on the ground. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The chicken mindlessly pecks at its shell and then scavenges along until something bigger, stronger, or more agile comes and makes it dinner. 87,000 Ways To Save American Airlines 2012-01-03T10:16:00Z So he came to the prudent conclusion that he would not wear his heart for daws to peck at, but would for a while leave his mistress to her own devices. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Her beaked nose looked as though it might peck at the next offender. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z She gave it a sharp peck at which the Fox jumped up and caught her in his paws. Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales 2011-11-25T03:00:15.030Z Frequently it stops for a few seconds, and is evidently pecking at some small insect, quite noiselessly however. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z The researchers trained starlings to peck at colored keys that yielded food pellets after various time delays. Observatory: Presentation Trumps Knowledge in Starling Study 2011-11-21T23:02:08Z He pecked at the shell, and his mother heard him. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z Beatrice, do stop pecking at those roses; they look very well indeed. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z They do not peck at other birds as the crows and the vultures do, but, on restless foot and wing, they quickly withdraw themselves from every presuming neighbour. Folk-Tales of the Khasis 2011-11-01T02:00:19.730Z The birds could perch on the branches and peck at the meat. Peter and Polly in Winter 2011-10-26T02:00:31.240Z Immediately five more daws followed, and the crowd of seven birds began eagerly pecking at the animal's hide. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z He pecked at it, but he could not pierce it with his beak. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z The big birds flop heavily to the ground and with much rustling of wings, shoving, hustling, angry squawks and vicious pecks at each other, begin their meal. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Another favorite pastime is to strip the bark off a tree, then peck at the soft wood underneath—almost as fatal a habit. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z A meal was laid on the table, but she found great difficulty in taking her usual place, and could eat nothing but some brown bread, which she pecked at in a most curious manner. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Walking round to get a better sight, I saw a jackdaw standing on the turf before her, very busily pecking at her face. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z For after all, I am a Pole, and for a Pole there perhaps cannot be a greater pleasure than defacing, belittling, pecking at, calumniating, spitting on, and pulling down statues from the pedestals. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z A little chick just out of the shell will after a few trials peck at and grasp grains of food with its beak as well as at any later time. How We Think 2011-09-16T02:00:18.973Z TOCOA, Honduras — The settlement on the giant Marañones plantation looks like a refugee camp, where children play between rows of huts and chickens peck at garbage heaps. Honduras Land Conflicts Highlight Polarization 2011-09-15T18:34:39Z And perhaps we could coax the sparrows until we made such friends with them that they would come and peck at the window and ask to be let in.” A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Sometimes when he saw me take up the fiddle, he would go at once and peck at Hezekiah. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The patient's arms are tightly bound with a rope of straw; a crow is pecking at his hand, and he is screaming with all his might. The Standard Galleries - Holland 2011-09-06T02:00:08.153Z An occasional ostrich, suggestive of farms in the neighbourhood, wandered over the sunbaked ground, and pecked at the little stones. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z But it came back and back, roosting in my mind, pecking at my heart like a little black vulture. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z The monkey seized the monster by the throat with his little black paws, the bird pecked at its eyes, and the goat rapped the tambourine over its head with a right good-will. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z He looked at his breakfast, pecked at a sole, and at nine-fifteen, feeling distinctly unwell, he took a taxi for the course. The Happy Golfer Being Some Experiences, Reflections, and a Few Deductions of a Wandering Golfer 2011-08-21T02:00:29.747Z The Constitution, it is said,—pecked at since the first,—must now be carted off and sold as junk. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z They took out their knives and pecked at the sand. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z When Jack caught hold of the gander and tried to hoist him up, he turned and pecked at his hand so viciously that it began to bleed. Jill's Red Bag 2011-08-13T02:00:21.893Z Poor Fairy was wandering restlessly before the closed door, ruffling her feathers, and sometimes flying up and pecking at it. The Pleasures of the Country Simple Stories for Young People 2011-08-10T02:00:18.760Z The doves settled on her shoulders, pecked at her lips. The Girl From His Town 2011-08-05T02:00:50.677Z If two occupied nests within reach of one another they would stretch out their necks and peck at each other. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Mark said once he found a tomtit on the shelf pecking at the food they had left there, just like a tomtit’s impudence! Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z In spite of his forced hilarity, which he now found it difficult to sustain, for sad thoughts would obtrude themselves, our artist but pecked at his food. Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume III 2011-07-16T02:00:13.547Z One of the hens that was there came and pecked at her ragged skirt. The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z Often, indeed, one of them, hungrier than the others, pecks at my finger. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z They squabble continually with their nearest neighbours, whom they seem to hate, but only retaliate on those within reach, using their bills only to peck at each other's heads without shifting their position. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z He pecked at her nose, and she sensed a tenseness in his mouth. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z She was one who demanded the firstlings of the flock; he was nothing save carrion for daws to peck at. The Red Mouse 2011-05-30T02:00:14.700Z He stopped and buried the body, for he thought that it was not right to leave it lying bare upon the ground for the birds to peck at. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z But Blanchette had her part to play, and presently fluttered back to the window ledge, cooing loudly as she pecked at something underneath her wing. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z The others, too, seemed to know it, and would have a peck at him as he passed them. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Suddenly one of the ostriches made a vicious peck at Mr. Nathans. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z They flew about the room, perching everywhere and pecking at everything. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Now that consumers expect to get their YouTube videos and Yelp reviews whether they're watching TV, using a laptop, or pecking at their iPhone, wired and wireless are no longer different worlds. Hi-Yah! Alcatel-Lucent Chops Away at Years of Failure 2011-04-28T21:00:00Z Days later, diners at a society wedding pecked at a 100-dish menu. Nuptial economics: Unbridled 2011-04-28T10:55:18Z With this she left me, and I began pecking at a grape-fruit. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z This man had noticed that for some time two of the male birds had been pecking at each other and, to use his own expression, were "spoiling for a fight." Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z And he pecked at the starch with his little beak. Japanese Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:14.617Z Not unless they wanted the manager pecking at them, the way he jabbed umpires with the bill of his cap. Sports of The Times: In Role as Teacher, Showalter Remains Student of Game 2011-04-13T01:03:55Z If he played at cards he waited impatiently for his adversary to ask him for a heart, and would reply, "I wear not my heart on my sleeve for daws to peck at—hem!" Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z I might have known, though, that if a fellow as clever as Ames got to pecking at the house the trick would be discovered. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z If the bird pecks at the rice, good luck is ensured for the coming year, whilst, if perchance the bird pecks three times, the offerer of that particular bird can scarcely contain himself for joy. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z We ran at him violently; he ran a few yards off, and commenced pecking at something. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Many happy hours they passed in each other's company, but they did not parade their love, nor "wear their hearts upon their sleeves for daws to peck at." The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Seeing the fish, the crane pecked at it, but the fish sprang out of the water, and when the crane saw it was alive, she would not touch it. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z While I tried to think of something to say, I pecked at my own apple, but kept an eye on her. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z The chicken pecked at the rice, and an egg was placed on the heap. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z The American women made a doubtful little peck at the innocent-looking beverage, and shivered. A Daughter of the Vine 2011-03-09T03:00:47.790Z When the crow lowered its head to peck at the fish, he glided swiftly forward and hid behind a tuft of grass. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Again the fish floated near the crane and she pecked at it, but on finding it was alive let it escape. Laos Folk-Lore of Farther India 2011-03-14T03:01:03.290Z One would peck at my gown, another caress me with its wings, another, too shy to approach, would sit on a bough and sing as best it could. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The chicken then pecked at the rice again. Omens and Superstitions of Southern India 2011-03-28T02:00:25.937Z Look at your pretty books there, a hundred minds you have pecked at, bright things of the spirit that attracted you as jewels attract a jackdaw. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z He found it beside a branch of the slough, pecking at a small dead fish that had washed up there and calling at intervals. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z We just went through nearly two years of political hell to get a health-care law -- which is being pecked at by as many court challenges as killer birds pecked at Tippi Hedron. Jonathan Capehart: Justin Bieber's tough love on abortion 2011-02-17T00:12:03Z Estelle was not hungry; she pecked at aspic and foie gras, but drank champagne; glad as the sparkling wine banished care, did its allotted work. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z When she saw only Little Tom, she pecked at him angrily with her bill, then picked him up, but let him drop as he did not seem good for eating. Little Tom 2011-02-02T03:00:21.113Z THE Black-Headed Crow sat in a birch tree, pecking at a twig. Verotchka's Tales 2011-01-24T03:00:16.880Z This time he broke away a larger piece of rock and threw it aside to peck at a crevice. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z Even as a youngster in pigtails, she had haunted the big noisy newsroom, pecking at the typewriters and making a pest of herself. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z One day I watch as a rail discovers a baby giant tortoise - smaller than my palm - and attempts to peck at it. Tortoise lagoon 2011-01-08T12:00:26Z To the Prince they showed no sign either of hatred or fear, but went to and fro carelessly, pecking at the ground about his feet. Moonshine & Clover 2011-01-06T03:00:46.940Z Then she placed the petal of a flower between her lips and extended it towards him so that he might peck at it. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Here, more than anywhere, the mingled melodies of birds expressed the various passions which inspired them; and the exquisite fruits which they pecked at pleasure seemed to have given them a double energy. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Yet her gay little peck at his cheek had not displeased him. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z The grandchild sat down beside the peas, shook a dry branch, and kept on saying, “Whish! whish! sparrows, ye have pecked at grandfather’s peas till you’re quite full!” Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z But on the advice of his agents, he is careful not to call himself a writer, thereby avoiding the image of a recluse in his pajamas pecking at a typewriter in the basement. Jets? Pryce Pursues Quarterbacks and a Hollywood Career 2010-10-25T01:32:00Z Angry Dude continues to fuss and fume for the duration of the flight, swearing under his breath and pecking at his keyboard. Just get us there, already! 2010-08-03T17:01:00Z Do you keep your distance from the novelty item, or do you rush over and start pecking at it? Basics: Even Among Animals: Leaders, Followers and Schmoozers 2010-04-05T21:30:00Z Little chicks scurried about the grounds of the mud brick abode, pecking at the floor while above their heads bullets zipped through the air. Witness: Battlefield dead haunt U.S. Marines and Afghans alike 2010-03-12T05:25:00Z The researchers then measured how long it took the chicks with different previous experiences to attack the caterpillars, or to peck at the twig. 2010-02-15T19:12:00Z She pecked at the grasshopper, scattering the ants and injuring several. 2010-01-18T05:00:00Z It pecked at a hard, white fish-bone, thrust between two bars. Whispering Wires No chance for more than a peck at a railroad sandwich–tough critters, them!” Ruth Fielding at Lighthouse Point Nita, the Girl Castaway When Parow took his stroll in the market place, the raven of Barber Grellen ran to peck at his legs, so that Parow considered it the best part of valour to quit the place. Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster A pair of large horn spectacles rested on the open pages, and her sharp red nose nodded strangely like the beak of a bird that is trying to peck at something. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History A hen will peck at the hand that robs her nest. The Voice of the Pack His fat head pecked at the glass for an instant. The Haunted Pajamas They turned the phrase over in their mind, put it away, took it down, pecked at it; tossed it afar, and ran after it forthwith, wishful to forget it, but unable to let it go. The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life The falcon had already begun to peck at the head of the heron. Marguerite de Valois My friend, I stopped in an inn at the ends of the earth, and in the morning they were there flying like little birds and pecking at my window. Last Words They pecked at the bright shining cherries that hung in full clusters on the swaying branches. The Progressionists, and Angela. Enid pouted a little at the disparagement of her detective powers, and then, after a dutiful peck at the clean-shaven paternal cheek, shouldered her clubs and made for the garden gate. A Traitor's Wooing The nestling sometimes would peck at the disgorged material for several minutes after the adult left before all of the food was eaten. Observations on the Mississippi Kite in Southwestern Kansas It's just exactly as if it were pecking at a bud. The Fortunes of Philippa A School Story Presently the boys saw the figure of an ostrich appear above the shrubs and stalk leisurely along, pecking at the herbage right and left, as it advanced. Hair-Breadth Escapes The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa Not a sound was heard but that made by the parrot hopping about in its cage and pecking at the golden wires. On the Heights A Novel The little wizened old woman pecked at the pale cheek which her great-niece offered her, and stumped out of the room. A Traitor's Wooing My heart is bedded in a crust of flint, and no daw shall peck at it. The Day of His Youth "Called," said Sandy, and he pecked at the bar-keeper, which little motion of the head meant that that further amount was to be weighed from the purse for the benefit of the Widow. First Fam'lies of the Sierras The roses tumbled to the ground; Adolfo did not glance at his fallen blossoms, but Carlos, stalking forward, pecked at the finest ones. East Angels They pecked at each other like preening birds. Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole It was funny to see them, and, as they gradually recovered from their efforts, and their feathers dried off, the little downy balls crowded at the front, and, chirping loudly, pecked at the glass. Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 This species like M. chrysopogon, clung to the sides of trees and pecked at dead wood. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 They swooped down from every direction, and pecked at the carcass. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895 With that he made one peck at Grandfather and swallowed him down, stool and all! The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales “Stop!” cried the gypsy, as the old parrot made a peck at the strange letters. Mopsa the Fairy At this time the young were observed to scratch their heads and peck at their breasts, scapulars, and the base of their tails. Natural History of the Bell Vireo, Vireo bellii Audubon She ceased, for Jetty, in the midst of the confession, hopped down to take a valetudinarian peck at his yellow seeds. Fairfax and His Pride The clucking and pecking at crusts of the old woman, as she gradually passes into a hen, is well imagined, and also the finale of the chickens turned to mice, who all run away. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series And with that he made one peck at Grandmother and swallowed her down, spinning-wheel and all! The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Only the little biologist across the way, pecking at his tasks season after season, had accomplished anything. The Colonists She heard the words with deep feeling, for they showed that he understood who she was, and she forgot that he was pecking at her and eating her up—a happy death! Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series And they pecked at the leaf till it fell, but the rosebush continued fresher and greener than ever. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series He hopped up on the window-sill and pecked at the small green panes. What Happened to Inger Johanne As Told by Herself Before the poor woman knew what was happening, Kuratko made one peck at her and swallowed her down, wash-tub and all! The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Suddenly the thought ran through me—and with terror—how soon may it come to pass that I shall only be a miserable skeleton, pecked at by crows, and nibbled by squirrels! Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands The girls and Master Tom had already kissed her; now Mrs. Castle the younger got down and pecked at her mother-in-law’s cheek. The Girls of Hillcrest Farm The Secret of the Rocks The studio itself was as big as a barn and had more windows than walls; rain pecked at the glass in the northerly-exposed roof. The Animated Pinup That guess caused countless little fears to start pecking at his brain. Dave Dawson at Casablanca Before the soldiers knew what was happening, Kuratko pecked at them and swallowed them down, bayonets and all, one after another, like so many grains of wheat! The Shoemaker's Apron A Second Book of Czechoslovak Fairy Tales and Folk Tales He pecked at it until she opened it and let him in. Czechoslovak Fairy Tales Been pecking at a wall or something, I reckon, and—hullo! Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories And then all the pigmy figures would run out again and begin industriously to peck at these pieces, like ants, and carry them, with tiny staggerings, out of sight. Captain Macedoine's Daughter She hurls an angry oath at the market-woman standing near with her hens tied up in her kerchief, because she crowds so close that the hungry birds peck at the silver galloon of her sleeve. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. Each exposed article of dress had been duly overhauled and pecked at, then dropped in utter confusion upon the bed or floor. The Pearl of India One crow flew down to the ground and gave a peck at the end of the dog's tail. Dog Stories from the "Spectator" being anecdotes of the intelligence, reasoning power, affection and sympathy of dogs, selected from the correspondence columns of "The Spectator" It was hard enough to work like a slave for a cranky old maid, without being constantly "pecked at." Madge Morton's Trust The noble blackbird, with full black eye, pecks at the decaying apples upon the sward, and takes no heed of a footstep. The Hills and the Vale Then they began carefully to peck at the other eggs. The Pond Is there not enough provided for the eagles' and the ravens' banquet, without their bonny blue een to peck at? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume III From the first days of my visit, I remarked with lively surprise that our hostess was incessantly assailed by a crowd of pretty tomtits, who pecked at her hair and hands with truly extraordinary familiarity. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century In the same way the newly hatched chick, which at first pecks at all small objects, caterpillars included, learns to discriminate against caterpillars. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life Like Burke, he has not "hung his heart upon his sleeve for daws to peck at." Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. The birds will keep pecking at the cocoanut all day long and will soon want a new one. What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes But, when Mrs. Starling had heard the first notes, she flapped her wings and pecked at him with her beak: "Will you be quiet at once!" she screamed, angrily. The Old Willow Tree and Other Stories Her odds and ends of conversation pecked at me like a small bird. A Diary Without Dates He does not peck at random, as if driven by a mere blind impulsion to peck. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The crowd of pursuing birds increased; yes, some indeed even tried to peck at him. A Christmas Greeting There were barely a dozen mounted men with O'Donnell, and he made no pursuit, but marched steadily along with his muskets pecking at Cathbarr's men. Nuala O'Malley At dinner, he pecks at, rather than eats, ruffs and reeves, lapwings, or anie smalle birds it may chance; but affects sweets and subtilties, and loves a cup of wine or ale, stirred with rosemary. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Johnny and I were constantly pecking at each other over the most trivial concerns. Gold Sometimes they eat grapes from the vines and peck at fruit on the trees. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 And they pecked at it, and they dragged him about, and they ate him, and all on account of the little lump. A Christmas Greeting What care I if he is made a hyæna’s breakfast in the amphitheatre, all Sicca looking on, or if he is nailed on a cross for the birds to peck at before my door? Callista : a Tale of the Third Century We peck at the food; the sweat drops from our faces into the plates, the utensils slide from our hands, and so we make the best of it. An Ocean Tramp At last she gathered all her strength, and gave a tremendous peck at the cocoa-nut. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India Not only the Orioles, but other birds, would go to the pan for a drink, instead of pecking at the fruit. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 6 June, 1897 For this crime against the authority of the gods, he was chained to a rock to suffer the torture of the vulture who pecked at his vitals. History of Human Society As well, it has been said, might you claim the highest genius for the painter, whose fruit and flowers were so deceptively painted as to tempt birds to peck at the canvas. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) “Ah, she’s a handsome craft, she is,” the cook would say, and give her sugar from his pocket, and then the bird would peck at the bars and swear straight on, passing belief for wickedness. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) He, timid, wavering, doubting, was left, still pecking at the shell of his dreary environment. Carmen Ariza In the square of sunshine, between the gauze curtains at the window, a green parrot, in a wire cage, was scolding viciously while it pecked at a bit of sponge-cake from its mistress's hand. The Romance of a Plain Man A hundred ghastly fears and fancies strutted a moment, pecking at the young girl's naked heart, like sandpipers on the weltering beach. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 At last they got impatient, and pecked at him sharply, evidently looking on him as wanting in pluck. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 It was as though some bird of bright plumage had strayed into a barnyard to be pecked at by hens. Robinetta Then she continues, attacking her fish bravely, and pecking at her bread like a bird, "If he scolds me, Mirette, I will not receive him again?" A Romance of the West Indies "That was the word," answered Clara, holding her work at arms' length, and examining it, with her head on one side, like a bird eyeing the cherry he longs to peck at. The Old Countess; or, The Two Proposals Now all the doves there were pecking at the wheat, all but one that sat alone beneath the pear-tree, sticking out its breast and pruning its feathers. Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales Didn't you ever hear a woodpecker pecking at the trunk of an old tree?” Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine There was a monstrous bulk of a man sitting comfortably in a chair on the other side of the room, pecking at a device resembling a writing-machine. Invasion She lost her gay spirits, grew dumpish and morose, stuck up her feathers in a bristling way, and pecked at her neighbors if they did so much as look at her. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales “You little chicks, tho’ you peck at my dress, I will not get angry at that; I know you would gobble me up if you could, As quick as a worm or a gnat.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad While her back was turned, the sparrow hopped down on the edge of the bowl, and pecked at some of the starch. Japanese Fairy World Stories from the Wonder-Lore of Japan He had been sure his position would be revealed when, drifting with almost imperceptible motion into the tree, the bird had pecked at him, then flapped away in alarm. The Bluff of the Hawk The Grub-Staker, hammer in hand, still pecking at the float, wanders the hills with hopeful patience, walking the perilous ledges of the cliffs in endless search of gold. They of the High Trails Within a week after his capture he was so tame that he would sit on her shoulder as she walked about her room and peck at her teeth. The Biography of a Prairie Girl “A tribute to your genius, Lou,” said I. “Like the famous artist of old, who painted cherries so naturally, the birds flew down and pecked at the canvas.” Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Now he felt as if he were tied down on a forest floor and weasels and crows were biting and pecking at him. Shaman He had had for the past hour the eerie feeling of being stared at, and he pecked at his scarlet and yellow breast feathers while sending a glance about the cabin. Mr. Wicker's Window Yet again birds would be pecking at the cherries, her father would throw cherries down from the tree all round her on the garden. The Rainbow There he made himself very disagreeable to the little white hen, and gobbled angrily at the red rooster, and even pecked at Tita herself when she came near. The Mexican Twins Sometimes he would tie sugar up in a paper and the Tramp would peck at it until he got it out. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad There were others who circled neatly around her in the air, and one even who came and actually pecked at the slice of bread in her hand. Our Children Scenes from the Country and the Town It can't fly, because its wing is broken; but don't let it get too near your eyes, or it may peck at them. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland She pecked at his cheek with her carmine lips. What's-His-Name The green one was the prettiest of all, but it always fought for the best place in the cage, and pecked at all the others; but if they fought, they always made up after it. Harper's Young People, March 30, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly They are bold and saucy too, and will stand in the pathway pecking at some stray crust of bread until nearly run over, when they hop away, scolding furiously at being disturbed. Harper's Young People, February 3, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly If I put my finger in his cage, he gets very cross, and waves his wings and pecks at me, and makes a queer noise as if he were scolding. Harper's Young People, January 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And all the time they were pecking at him and fighting him as hard as they could. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland He had a warm heart, although he did not wear it on his sleeve for daws to peck at. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 Now, the window just above Elizabeth's head was open, and a little sparrow, emboldened by the quiet, hopped upon the sill, and fell to pecking at some crumbs left there from the last tea-meeting. 'Lizbeth of the Dale The housekeeper, fearing he would break the glass, took it away; but at this Jocko was very angry, and tried to peck at her face. The Nursery, February 1877, Vol. XXI. No. 2 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers There! did you see me peck at him? Birds in the Bush The fact is, Twinkle," said another bird, as he pecked at a blueberry and swallowed it, "the common things in this world don't amount to much. Twinkle and Chubbins Their Astonishing Adventures in Nature-Fairyland That of Zeuxis represented a bunch of grapes, and was so naturally executed that the birds came and pecked at it. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life "It is royal amal," said their guide, busily pecking at his cup with his bill. Policeman Bluejay I will wear my heart upon my sleeve For daws to peck at. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature A bird is clean when it causes a fruit to fall from a tree by pecking at it, though things eaten by crows and other birds are considered unclean. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Translated From the Sanscrit in Seven Parts With Preface, Introduction and Concluding Remarks “But you don’t hold me responsible for this rascality?” sputtered Brooke in the same nervous manner he used when pecking at his typewriter. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Immediately the former began to peck at his mate, almost driving her from the table. Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore They were poor creatures, the daws who pecked at that manly heart, so stanch and warm and constant. The Martian He made another grateful peck at her chin. A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories They look upon old shoes, wrecks of kettles, saucepans and fragments of bonnets as a kind of meteoric discharge for fowls to peck at. My Father as I Recall Him And they pecked at it till it fell off. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen "Garden plant!" he cried out to the Cucumber; and in this one word she understood his deep feeling, and forgot that he was pecking at her and eating her up—a happy death! What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales "Dear help me, man!—eat, eat, canna ye!" exclaimed Adair, every now and then, as he marked the listless manner in which the stranger pecked at the food on his plate. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 A frivolous, useless, bird-minded woman is Dolly’s mother; a woman pecking at life as a canary pecks at its cuttlefish, simply to sharpen its bill. Ladies-In-Waiting |
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