The sound of birds, quail, even doe, make a wild grid of noise.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The birds are debeaked, suffer ulcers, and terrible feet conditions.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Birds eat their berries, which are coated in gluey material called viscin.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The birds poop all over the forest, and thanks to the viscin, the mistletoe seeds in said poop stick to branches.
Mistletoe is the Vampire of Plants|Helen Thompson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the weekends the birds and stray cats keep the artists company as they set up their displays.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the birds are not as helpless as the flowers, and are able to make their own nests.
Confidences|Edith B. Lowry
Birds seemed to be as numerous as ever, but the lizards had disappeared.
Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield
On one side were the smiling fields, on the other the smiling woods, in which the birds made sweet harmony.
The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times|Alfred Biese
Sorrow is the flock of sparrows which remains behind, and builds in the nests of the birds of passage.
The True Story of My Life|Hans Christian Andersen
It was composed of all the birds I have just named, with flocks of bluebirds and goldfinches thrown in for good measure.
Our Bird Comrades|Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
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A class of vertebrates distinguished by their feathers and their two legs and two wings. Birds are warm-blooded animals, and their young hatch from eggs.
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Some scientists argue that modern birds are descended from the dinosaurs.
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