| 单词 | barnacle goose |
| 例句 | I looked up, and there they were: an enormous flock of barnacle geese migrating in a southerly direction. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z “We are quite poor at remembering how things were 20, 30 years ago, unless we have some notes,” he says, as barnacle geese bark in flight above him. Changing bird migrations threaten to bring new infectious diseases to humans 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z A report found that thousands of migratory barnacle geese have been killed since 2012 with the virus a continuing problem for wild birds. Bird flu: Free range eggs return as clampdowns eased 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z They capture moments of high drama, such as orcas hunting seals off the coast of Scotland and white-tailed eagles chasing a flock of barnacle geese. Attenborough's Wild Isles shows us our own 'spectacular' nature 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Bird species such as barnacle geese, griffon vultures, great white egrets and Dalmatian pelicans are also recovering well. Wildlife species thriving in Europe - report 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Sixty-two wild species have been found infected in Europe and the Middle East in the past 4 months, with some—including barnacle geese, Dalmatian pelicans, and common cranes in Israel—suffering worrisome losses. Record avian flu outbreak is threatening North America’s birds. Is the virus here to stay? 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z An outbreak of avian flu which has already killed thousands of birds - mainly barnacle geese - on the Solway Coast appears to be "levelling off". Solway Coast bird flu deaths 'levelling off' 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The arrival of barnacle geese on the Solway Coast in south west Scotland is usually something to be celebrated. Solway Coast bird flu death numbers 'unprecedented' 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Peregrine falcons, curlews, barnacle geese and herring gulls are some of the wild bird species to have been found dead or dying from the disease. UK chief vet warns avian flu at 'phenomenal level' in UK 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Heikkinen won the award for her photo of a snarling young red fox as it tries to keep the remains of a barnacle goose for itself. Take a breather with the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z Contrary to most other migratory birds, barnacle geese flourish even while their natural habitat is rapidly changing. Wild geese taking flight over climate change 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Studies are being undertaken to try to establish the age of the dead birds in order to clarify the long-term impact on the barnacle goose colony. Solway Coast bird flu deaths 'levelling off' 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z It said it was "extremely concerned" about the recent deaths of barnacle geese and their potential impact on a population it had spent "many years protecting" and for which the site itself was established. Solway Coast bird flu death numbers 'unprecedented' 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The barnacle geese change their behavior, increasing airspeed and skipping the avian rest stops that they ordinarily use to fuel their travel and to fatten themselves up for the weeks of egg-laying ahead. These Birds Are Racing to Their Mating Grounds. It’s Exhausting. 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z In barnacle geese, their offspring get catapulted off a cliff and a lot of them die. Ignore tantrums, and other parenting lessons from wild animals 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z A barnacle goose believed to be the oldest on record has been spotted on the Solway Firth. Oldest barnacle goose may be 30 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z A barnacle goose banded in Scotland turned up in Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx in 2010. New York City: Welcome, Birds 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The largest increases were for the European bison, the Eurasian beaver, the white-headed duck, some populations of the pink-footed goose and the barnacle goose. Europe's key animals 'recovering' 2013-09-26T04:51:18Z The Vegetable Lamb myth gave rise to an equally fantastical creature, the barnacle goose. Animal or Vegetable? Legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary 2013-09-07T03:15:00.630Z Brant′-goose, or Brent barnacle, and often confounded with the barnacle goose. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z This summer, an Arctic expedition confirmed fears that polar bears were preying on the eggs of barnacle geese who migrate to the Solway Firth each winter. Zoos 'have role' protecting bears 2011-01-02T00:20:33Z According to an old fable, these animals produced barnacle geese. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis Jews in the Middle Ages were divided as to whether these barnacle geese should be killed as flesh or as fish. The Old English Herbals The myth of the barnacle goose started off describing these marsh birds as growing on trees, often in pods, dropping into the water below when ripe. Animal or Vegetable? Legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary 2013-09-07T03:15:00.630Z Some would have him to be a barnacle goose, others a dab-chick or coot—none of which can fairly be classed as aviculæ small birds. Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England The glaucous gulls' plunderer, the skua, and its chastiser the bold tern, were also observed, as were a few barnacle geese. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Some described larger ones, but, whether large or small, they called them all barnacle geese, probably because they were plump, and tempting to eat, if they could be caught at the proper time. Chatterbox, 1906 The old legend of the barnacle geese, however, he gives fully. The Old English Herbals Unlike the Vegetable Lamb, the barnacle goose myth was based on a real animal, a European goose species, Branta leucopsis. Animal or Vegetable? Legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary 2013-09-07T03:15:00.630Z The species owes its name to the fabulous belief that it was the preliminary state of the barnacle goose of the Arctic regions, the filaments representing the plumage and the valves the wings. Tropic Days On landing I found only moulting barnacle geese. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Gerard, who wrote a famous book on plants, called the Herbal, was a good observer, and yet he believed in the barnacle geese. Chatterbox, 1906 No! she need not become the barnacle goose. Modern Broods There are folk who can take as many forms as a barnacle goose. Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Birds of prey, winging from the sea, rising from marshlands, swooping from eyries, hover screaming, gannets, cormorants, vultures, goshawks, climbing woodcocks, peregrines, merlins, blackgrouse, sea eagles, gulls, albatrosses, barnacle geese. Ulysses The barnacle goose finds its food more on land and inland lakes than in the sea. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II According to others, the barnacle geese could both run and fly. Chatterbox, 1906 These geese are much larger than both the eider and the barnacle goose, and appear to be sufficiently strong to defend themselves against the fox. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II God becomes man becomes fish becomes barnacle goose becomes featherbed mountain. Ulysses |
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