Birds, The
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As the beach is a site of special scientific interest for nesting birds, the litter can also prove a hazard for wildlife.
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Yellow birds the size of baseballs were perched on the backs of chairs, on the rows of bookshelves, on the top of a typewriter nestled on a wooden desk.
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He heard the very earliest morning birds, the ones that sang each day as the sky began to lighten.
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“Get away!” he would say, and he would chase off the cats, the birds, the occasional mouse or rat on the underground.
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"As well as creating a new habitat for birds, the island will also help to reduce erosion of the existing saltmarsh at Northey Island," he added.
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