Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
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... close by watching them through the window . They soon got so tame as to superintend the process of setting out their breakfast , from the nearest boughs , hopping about within a few yards , in great anxiety , till the nuts were pinned ...
... close by watching them through the window . They soon got so tame as to superintend the process of setting out their breakfast , from the nearest boughs , hopping about within a few yards , in great anxiety , till the nuts were pinned ...
Seite 39
... close to my garden - bank to receive their accustomed food . Our trees , like new acquaintances brought happily together , are stretching their arms to meet each other , and growing nearer and nearer every hour , while the birds are ...
... close to my garden - bank to receive their accustomed food . Our trees , like new acquaintances brought happily together , are stretching their arms to meet each other , and growing nearer and nearer every hour , while the birds are ...
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... close . The food of these birds , pre - eminent among the Anatidæ for grace and elegance on their congenial element , consists principally of vegetable matter , such as grain and the roots , stems , and leaves of aquatic plants ; but ...
... close . The food of these birds , pre - eminent among the Anatidæ for grace and elegance on their congenial element , consists principally of vegetable matter , such as grain and the roots , stems , and leaves of aquatic plants ; but ...
Seite 55
... close and long- continued observation , that wherever the little birds are killed off , there the land fails in productiveness . No matter what the crops may be whether corn , grain , turnips , beet - root , grapes , or fruits of any ...
... close and long- continued observation , that wherever the little birds are killed off , there the land fails in productiveness . No matter what the crops may be whether corn , grain , turnips , beet - root , grapes , or fruits of any ...
Seite 56
... both at home and abroad ; we have also heard dismal complaints of the ravages of the grape disease among the vines ; and observers are not wanting who declare that there is a close connection 56 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
... both at home and abroad ; we have also heard dismal complaints of the ravages of the grape disease among the vines ; and observers are not wanting who declare that there is a close connection 56 BIRDS AND BIRD - LIFE .
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
animals appearance beautiful become begin bill birds branches breed brought building cage called close colour comes common continued covered creatures cuckoo ducks eggs feathers feed feet fields five flight flocks frequently garden give ground grouse habits hand head heard hour interesting Italy keep known land leaves less living London look lower manner means morning musical natural nest never night notes notice observed once pair parrots passing perhaps plumage poor present pretty remain remarkable rise robin rooks season seems seen short side sing sometimes song soon species spring starlings summer swallow swan taken trees turkey turn voice walk watch whole wild window wings winter woods young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 72 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Seite 146 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Seite 204 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Seite 144 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth.
Seite 26 - Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds...
Seite 22 - Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Seite 234 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Seite 19 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Seite 25 - Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
Seite 29 - I will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.