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Portal:Birds/Quotes/19 People expect the clergy to have the grace of a swan, the friendliness of a sparrow, the strength of an eagle and the night hours of an owl - and some people expect such a bird to live on the food of a canary.
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The Cape Fear area is home to a wide variety of birds, ... Osprey, gulls, loggerhead shrike, great blue heron and great egret are some of the species often found in the area’s wetlands. Yellow ...
The great horned owl will appropriate a nest previously occupied by a great blue heron or by a hawk. A screech owl depends upon natural tree cavities in large trees. Other small owls will avail ...
Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 74 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus Botaurus are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron , or zigzag bittern, in the monotypic genus Zebrilus , form a ...
Great Blue Herons are among the largest birds in North America. With a wingspan that can reach over 2m (6.5 feet), only eagles and swans are larger. They are a beautiful sight to see, most ...
The birds then congregate in massive flocks made up of several different species for migratory purposes. Some birds make use of teamwork while hunting. Predatory birds hunting in pairs have been observed using a "bait and switch" technique, whereby one bird will distract the prey while the other swoops in for the kill.